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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.

Roster

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

Offense (26)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
7C.J. StroudQB246' 3"2184Ohio State
10Davis MillsQB276' 4"2256Stanford
4Woody MarksRB255' 10"2082USC
32David MontgomeryRB295' 11"2308Iowa State
44British BrooksRB265' 11"2253North Carolina
12Nico CollinsOutWR276' 4"2226Michigan
13Jaylin NoelWR245' 11"2012Iowa State
14Kayshon BoutteWR246' 0"1974LSU
17Jared WayneWR256' 3"2101Pittsburgh
19Xavier HutchinsonWR266' 3"2104Iowa State
82Lewis BondWR235' 11"190RBoston College
8Cade StoverTE266' 4"2513Ohio State
9Brevin JordanTE266' 3"2456Miami
83Marlin KleinTE246' 6"250RMichigan
86Dalton SchultzTE306' 5"2429Stanford
87Foster MoreauTE296' 4"2508LSU
57Blake FisherOT236' 6"3123Notre Dame
77Trent BrownOT336' 8"38012Florida
78Nate ThomasOT256' 5"3303Louisiana
79Aireontae ErseryOT246' 6"3302Minnesota
63Evan BrownG306' 3"3208SMU
64Febechi NwaiwuG236' 4"319ROklahoma
66Keylan RutledgeG236' 4"330RGeorgia Tech
69Ed IngramOutG276' 3"3075LSU
75Wyatt TellerG316' 4"3159Virginia Tech
60Jake AndrewsC266' 3"3084Troy

Defense (25)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
51Will Anderson Jr.DE256' 4"2434Alabama
54Sabastian HarshDE246' 2"255RNC State
55Danielle HunterDE316' 5"26312LSU
90Jadeveon ClowneyOutDE336' 5"26613South Carolina
94Dominique RobinsonDE286' 5"2755Miami (OH)
96Logan HallDE266' 6"2835Houston
72Tommy TogiaiDT276' 2"2965Ohio State
95Jaden CrumedyDT266' 4"3013Mississippi State
97Mario Edwards Jr.QuestionableDT326' 3"28011Florida State
98Sheldon RankinsDT326' 2"30511Louisville
0Azeez Al-ShaairLB296' 2"2288Florida Atlantic
30Wade WoodazLB226' 3"235RClemson
35Jake HansenLB286' 1"2305Illinois
56Jamal HillLB256' 0"2273Oregon
59Aiden FisherLB226' 1"231RIndiana
3Kamari LassiterCB236' 0"1803Georgia
11Tremon SmithCB305' 11"1909Central Arkansas
22Jaylin SmithCB225' 11"1902USC
24Derek Stingley Jr.CB256' 1"1955LSU
37Collin WrightCB226' 0"195RStanford
2Calen BullockS236' 3"1903USC
5Jalen PitreS276' 0"2005Baylor
6Reed BlankenshipS276' 1"2035Middle Tennessee
27Kamari RamseyS226' 0"205RUSC
36George OdumS326' 1"2009Central Arkansas

Special teams (3)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
15Ka'imi FairbairnPK326' 0"18311UCLA
38Kai KroegerP246' 3"2132South Carolina
40Austin BrinkmanLS246' 4"2412West Virginia

Injured reserve / out (15)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
18Graham MertzInjured ReserveQB256' 2"2162Florida
1Tank DellInjured ReserveWR265' 10"1654Houston
81Jayden HigginsInjured ReserveWR236' 4"2152Iowa State
71Braden SmithInjured ReserveOT306' 6"3129Auburn
76Sam HagenInjured ReserveG236' 6"320RSouth Dakota State
50Solomon ByrdInjured ReserveDE266' 3"2501USC
92Dylan HortonInjured ReserveDE266' 4"2754TCU
95Ali GayeInjured ReserveDE276' 6"2653LSU
93Kayden McDonaldInjured ReserveDT216' 3"326ROhio State
33Jake HummelInjured ReserveLB276' 1"2295Iowa State
39Henry To'oTo'oInjured ReserveLB256' 2"2284Alabama
45E.J. SpeedOutLB316' 4"2278Tarleton State
52K.C. OssaiInjured ReserveLB236' 1"2401Louisiana
20Ja'Marcus IngramInjured ReserveCB296' 2"1903Buffalo
29M.J. StewartOutS315' 11"2059North Carolina

Practice squad (15)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
25Jawhar JordanRB275' 10"1851Louisville
26Noah WhittingtonRB245' 8"203ROregon
—Bryce OliverWR266' 1"2143Youngstown State
—Mitchell TinsleyWR276' 1"2053Penn State
17Daniel SobkowiczWR246' 3"205RIllinois State
85Josh KellyWR256' 1"1921Texas Tech
—Zaire Mitchell-PadenTE276' 5"2572Florida Atlantic
—Max PircherOT276' 7"3001—
70James Neal IIIOT236' 6"325RIowa State
—Gavin GerhardtC246' 4"310RCincinnati
—Junior TafunaDT256' 3"3051Utah
—Chris BraswellLB246' 3"2553Alabama
59Kenneth Murray Jr.LB276' 2"2416Oklahoma
28Alijah HuzzieCB255' 10"1951North Carolina
34Bryce HallCB286' 1"2026Virginia