Texans news: Ross Blacklock needs more snaps in ’21

Ross Blacklock #90 of the Houston Texans (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

One player on the Houston Texans who needs more snaps in 2021 is Ross Blacklock, who is entering his second season in the NFL after being a second-round pick last year.

As an interior defensive lineman his rookie season, Blacklock played in 23 percent of the defensive snaps, a total of 255 plays in 15 games, including one start. Though Blacklock didn’t have a sack, he did have 14 tackles, including 10 solo tackles. Blacklock also had one tackle for loss, and two QB hits.

Pro Football Focus didn’t think much of Blacklock’s rookie season as they graded him at 30.2 overall, but in fairness to Blacklock, he had too few…