Horton, a fourth-round pick by the Texans in 2023, played in 10 games as a rookie before stepping away from the team in late November. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in December and announced in March that the cancer was in remission.

Texans DE Dylan Horton was activated from the reserve/non-football injured list Saturday, less than a year after he was diagnosed with late-stage Hodgkin lymphoma.

Houston Texans defensive end Dylan Horton, who is from Frisco, will return to the field almost 11 months after he was diagnosed with cancer.