HOUSTON – The Texans hired former New England Patriots director of pro scouting Steve Cargile as a senior personnel executive and assistant director of pro scouting.
The Texans promoted DJ Debick to director of pro scouting as the replacement for former director of pro scouting Ronnie McGill, whose contract had expired and wasn’t renewed, per league sources.
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Debick, like general manager Nick Caserio, is a fellow John Carroll University football alum.
The Texans hired Debick, a former Patriots Midwest area scout, as their assistant director of pro scouting in 2022.
Debick joined the Patriots in 2016 as a scouting assistant and was promoted to area scout in 2018. He’s a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers intern who has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from John Carroll.
Cargile is a former Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants nad Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety as the 6-foot-2, 215-pound former Columbia University Ivy League standout played in 16 career games in the NFL after going undrafted.
McGill was previously with the Patriots as a scout, including contributing to three Super Bowl winning teams, before joining the Texans.
McGill was a scouting assistant for New England for two years, joining them in 2010, before being promoted to pro scout.
McGill started his NFL career as a seasonal intern for the Tennessee Titans’ scouting department in 2009.
A former University of North Carolina running back, McGill rushed for 2,393 career yards and 24 touchdowns for the Tar Heels. He was an all-state running back and high jumper.
The Texans’ personnel department, led by Caserio, includes executive director of player personnel James Liipfert, assistant director of player personnel Chris Blanco, co-college scouting directors John Ritcher and Mozique McCurtis and director of college scouting operations Tom Hayden.
The Texans’ national scouts are Bailee Brown, who was promoted from area scout, and Bradley Mathews, who was promoted last year.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.