Xavier Hutchinson Shines Light on Texans’ Most Underrated Defender

The Houston Texans' bread and butter to their success through five weeks of the 2025 season hinges upon their defensive prowess and their all-around talent on that side of the ball.

For those on the offensive end in the Texans' facility going against that unit in practice every week, they know better than anyone how potent this defense can be.

Texans wide receiver, Xavier Hutchinson, is among those on the offensive end lining up against one of the best secondaries in the league every week in preparation for the Sundays that lie ahead— a group headlined by star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., and a deep supporting cast at corner and safety to help the Texans finish five weeks allowing the lowest points per game defensively at 12.2 points.

But in the mind of Hutchinson, while Stingley gets a lot of the attention for being the star talent that he is, there's one name in the secondary who's gone a bit under-the-radar due to the guy that lines up on the other side of him: second-year cornerback Kamari Lassiter, who Hutchinson considers the most underrated piece of the Texans' defense.

"I would probably say Kamari [Lassiter]... With Sting being who he is, you forget about the other corner on the other side, who can do basically the same thing that Sting does," Hutchinson said on The Up And Adams Show. "I feel like Kamari definitely needs his flowers. He shows up every day, he's a dog as well."

"I don’t know if y’all see him, he be hitting his head with his hands a lot. I don't know if ya'll be seeing that, but he's a little psycho. So, he's definitely someone who I think should definitely be getting a little bit more praise. But, he's going to continue to show it on Sundays."