Aiden Fisher selected in seventh round of NFL Draft; what the Texans are getting
Aiden Fisher has athletic limitations but the Indiana linebacker brings plenty of intangibles to the Houston Texans
BLOOMINGTON — The Houston Texans drafted Indiana football linebacker Aiden Fisher with the No. 243rd pick in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon. Fisher leaves the Hoosiers as the program’s first defender to earn multiple All-America nods.
He’s only the second player in team history to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors (Van Waiters). He’s the first IU linebacker drafted since the New York Giants selected Micah McFadden in the fifth round of the 2022 draft. Indiana football linebacker Aiden Fisher highlights Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti leaned on Fisher to transfer over the culture they brought from James Madison into IU’s locker room.
He also anchored defensive coordinator Bryant Haines’ complex scheme. He wore the green dot helmet — the designated player on the defense who can hear play calls from coaches — in each of his two seasons in Bloomington and was a game captain for each game in 2025. Fisher, who developed a well-earned reputation for calling out plays at the line of scrimmage, was a consistent playmaker as well.
He flew around the field during a win over Oregon in Eugene with 13 tackles, returned an interception for a touchdown against UCLA and had multiple sacks in the CFP. Indiana football linebacker Aiden Fisher NFL combine results Fisher received an NFL combine invite, but waited to do his testing until IU’s Pro Day. The linebacker posted a 4.