2026 season

Houston Texans

0-3 · 3rd in AFC South · Head coach DeMeco Ryans · Reliant Stadium

Power rank

#27

-5.9 pts

Off EPA

-0.02

per play

Def EPA

+0.21

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

203 plays · 3 games

Pass-firstThrows on 58% of neutral early downs (league 52%).
Shotgun / spreadLines up in shotgun on 67% of snaps (league 58%).
Attacks the middle30% of targets go between the numbers.
Downhill inside runsLeans on gap / inside-zone runs — only 17% go outside the tackles.
Aggressive on 4th downGoes for it on 50% of short 4th downs in plus territory.

Neutral pass rate: 58% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 67% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 21% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 17% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 9% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: +0.10
Run EPA/play: -0.22

Defense

181 plays · 3 games

Pressure-heavy frontSacks on 10% of opponent dropbacks (league 7%).
Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.20 EPA per run (league 0.12).

Sack rate: 10% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 21% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 10% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 56% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: +0.23
Run EPA allowed: +0.20

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

Matt Schaub

2007–2013

23,221

2. Deshaun Watson14,539
3. David Carr13,391

Passing TD

Matt Schaub

2007–2013

124

2. Deshaun Watson104
3. C.J. Stroud65

Rushing yards

Arian Foster

2009–2015

6,472

2. Domanick Williams3,195
3. Lamar Miller2,934

Rushing TD

Arian Foster

2009–2015

Receptions

Andre Johnson

2003–2014

1,012

2. DeAndre Hopkins632
3. Owen Daniels385

Receiving yards

Andre Johnson

2003–2014

13,597

2. DeAndre Hopkins8,602
3. Owen Daniels4,617

Receiving TD

Andre Johnson

2003–2014

Sacks

J.J. Watt

2011–2020

101

Interceptions

Johnathan Joseph

2011–2019

Tackles

Brian Cushing

2009–2017

665

2. DeMeco Ryans637
3. Zach Cunningham570

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 2002 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (26)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
7	C.J. Stroud	QB	24	6' 3"	218	4	Ohio State
10	Davis Mills	QB	27	6' 4"	225	6	Stanford
4	Woody Marks	RB	25	5' 10"	208	2	USC
32	David Montgomery	RB	29	5' 11"	230	8	Iowa State
44	British Brooks	RB	26	5' 11"	225	3	North Carolina
12	Nico CollinsOut	WR	27	6' 4"	222	6	Michigan
13	Jaylin Noel	WR	24	5' 11"	201	2	Iowa State
14	Kayshon Boutte	WR	24	6' 0"	197	4	LSU
17	Jared Wayne	WR	25	6' 3"	210	1	Pittsburgh
19	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	26	6' 3"	210	4	Iowa State
82	Lewis Bond	WR	23	5' 11"	190	R	Boston College
8	Cade Stover	TE	26	6' 4"	251	3	Ohio State
9	Brevin Jordan	TE	26	6' 3"	245	6	Miami
83	Marlin Klein	TE	24	6' 6"	250	R	Michigan
86	Dalton Schultz	TE	30	6' 5"	242	9	Stanford
87	Foster Moreau	TE	29	6' 4"	250	8	LSU
57	Blake Fisher	OT	23	6' 6"	312	3	Notre Dame
77	Trent Brown	OT	33	6' 8"	380	12	Florida
78	Nate Thomas	OT	25	6' 5"	330	3	Louisiana
79	Aireontae Ersery	OT	24	6' 6"	330	2	Minnesota
63	Evan Brown	G	30	6' 3"	320	8	SMU
64	Febechi Nwaiwu	G	23	6' 4"	319	R	Oklahoma
66	Keylan Rutledge	G	23	6' 4"	330	R	Georgia Tech
69	Ed IngramOut	G	27	6' 3"	307	5	LSU
75	Wyatt Teller	G	31	6' 4"	315	9	Virginia Tech
60	Jake Andrews	C	26	6' 3"	308	4	Troy

Defense (25)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
51	Will Anderson Jr.	DE	25	6' 4"	243	4	Alabama
54	Sabastian Harsh	DE	24	6' 2"	255	R	NC State
55	Danielle Hunter	DE	31	6' 5"	263	12	LSU
90	Jadeveon ClowneyOut	DE	33	6' 5"	266	13	South Carolina
94	Dominique Robinson	DE	28	6' 5"	275	5	Miami (OH)
96	Logan Hall	DE	26	6' 6"	283	5	Houston
72	Tommy Togiai	DT	27	6' 2"	296	5	Ohio State
95	Jaden Crumedy	DT	26	6' 4"	301	3	Mississippi State
97	Mario Edwards Jr.Questionable	DT	32	6' 3"	280	11	Florida State
98	Sheldon Rankins	DT	32	6' 2"	305	11	Louisville
0	Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	29	6' 2"	228	8	Florida Atlantic
30	Wade Woodaz	LB	22	6' 3"	235	R	Clemson
35	Jake Hansen	LB	28	6' 1"	230	5	Illinois
56	Jamal Hill	LB	25	6' 0"	227	3	Oregon
59	Aiden Fisher	LB	22	6' 1"	231	R	Indiana
3	Kamari Lassiter	CB	23	6' 0"	180	3	Georgia
11	Tremon Smith	CB	30	5' 11"	190	9	Central Arkansas
22	Jaylin Smith	CB	22	5' 11"	190	2	USC
24	Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	25	6' 1"	195	5	LSU
37	Collin Wright	CB	22	6' 0"	195	R	Stanford
2	Calen Bullock	S	23	6' 3"	190	3	USC
5	Jalen Pitre	S	27	6' 0"	200	5	Baylor
6	Reed Blankenship	S	27	6' 1"	203	5	Middle Tennessee
27	Kamari Ramsey	S	22	6' 0"	205	R	USC
36	George Odum	S	32	6' 1"	200	9	Central Arkansas

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
15	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	32	6' 0"	183	11	UCLA
38	Kai Kroeger	P	24	6' 3"	213	2	South Carolina
40	Austin Brinkman	LS	24	6' 4"	241	2	West Virginia

Injured reserve / out (15)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
18	Graham MertzInjured Reserve	QB	25	6' 2"	216	2	Florida
1	Tank DellInjured Reserve	WR	26	5' 10"	165	4	Houston
81	Jayden HigginsInjured Reserve	WR	23	6' 4"	215	2	Iowa State
71	Braden SmithInjured Reserve	OT	30	6' 6"	312	9	Auburn
76	Sam HagenInjured Reserve	G	23	6' 6"	320	R	South Dakota State
50	Solomon ByrdInjured Reserve	DE	26	6' 3"	250	1	USC
92	Dylan HortonInjured Reserve	DE	26	6' 4"	275	4	TCU
95	Ali GayeInjured Reserve	DE	27	6' 6"	265	3	LSU
93	Kayden McDonaldInjured Reserve	DT	21	6' 3"	326	R	Ohio State
33	Jake HummelInjured Reserve	LB	27	6' 1"	229	5	Iowa State
39	Henry To'oTo'oInjured Reserve	LB	25	6' 2"	228	4	Alabama
45	E.J. SpeedOut	LB	31	6' 4"	227	8	Tarleton State
52	K.C. OssaiInjured Reserve	LB	23	6' 1"	240	1	Louisiana
20	Ja'Marcus IngramInjured Reserve	CB	29	6' 2"	190	3	Buffalo
29	M.J. StewartOut	S	31	5' 11"	205	9	North Carolina

Practice squad (15)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
25	Jawhar Jordan	RB	27	5' 10"	185	1	Louisville
26	Noah Whittington	RB	24	5' 8"	203	R	Oregon
—	Bryce Oliver	WR	26	6' 1"	214	3	Youngstown State
—	Mitchell Tinsley	WR	27	6' 1"	205	3	Penn State
17	Daniel Sobkowicz	WR	24	6' 3"	205	R	Illinois State
85	Josh Kelly	WR	25	6' 1"	192	1	Texas Tech
—	Zaire Mitchell-Paden	TE	27	6' 5"	257	2	Florida Atlantic
—	Max Pircher	OT	27	6' 7"	300	1	—
70	James Neal III	OT	23	6' 6"	325	R	Iowa State
—	Gavin Gerhardt	C	24	6' 4"	310	R	Cincinnati
—	Junior Tafuna	DT	25	6' 3"	305	1	Utah
—	Chris Braswell	LB	24	6' 3"	255	3	Alabama
59	Kenneth Murray Jr.	LB	27	6' 2"	241	6	Oklahoma
28	Alijah Huzzie	CB	25	5' 10"	195	1	North Carolina
34	Bryce Hall	CB	28	6' 1"	202	6	Virginia