49ers add depth with Texans DT Khalil Davis at quiet trade deadline

Khalil Davis is heading to the 49ers as the Texas traded him for a seventh round pick.

The NFL trade deadline has officially come and gone, and there were a good amount of moves made throughout the day on Tuesday. Two teams that participated in a last second trade were the San Francisco 49ers and the Houston Texas. The 49ers got some defensive help from the Texans as they traded a 7th round pick to Houston in exchange for defensive tackle Khalil Davis.

“The Texans are trading DT Khalil Davis to the 49ers in exchange for a 2026 7th-round pick, per source,” Dianna Russini said in a post.

Khalil Davis came into the NFL in 2020 but he did not play in 2021 or 2022. The 49ers will be his third team as he has previously spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Texans.

So far this season, Davis has played in all nine games for the Texans and he has racked up nine total tackles on the year. He has one sack.

Davis’ best season came last year as he played in 15 games for Houston. He had 32 total tackles on the year, two sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, two passes defended and seven stuffs. Davis had only played in two games during his career before last season, and those two games were multiple years ago. Davis is still relatively young as he’s only 28, and he is still gaining experience in the league.

The 49ers came into this season as one of the favorites to win the NFC, but some injury trouble has presented challenges for the team this season. San Francisco is currently 4-4 on the season, but the good news is that their division is pretty weak. The NFC West isn’t having a very strong showing this year as their first place team is the Arizona Cardinals who are currently 5-4. The 49ers are just half a game back of first place.

With some key guys expected to return from injury soon, like star running back Christian McCaffery, the 49ers expected to be okay.

The 49ers will have their first game since picking up Khalil Davis this Sunday as they will be hitting the road to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.