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(Jan 18, 2026 · Week 20)

Regardless of the quarterback, or even the offensive lineman impeding his path, Danielle Hunter seems to enter every Sunday afternoon with one box to inevitably check: a game-changing strip sack. Multiple weeks into a streak of fumble-forcing QB takedowns already, the Texans’ under-the-radar superstar added another during the Divisional Round, swatting New England’s pass attempt away for a chaotic sequence that prompted a subsequent 4th & 9. Stopped by only mother nature’s slippery elements, Hunter was again a disruptive force on Jan. 18, 2026, starring in Houston’s 28-16 loss to the Patriots through a two-sack showing, alongside four tackles and a QB hit.

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