Houston Texans Depth Chart for Fantasy Football

Houston Texans Depth Chart - Offense

Our offensive NFL depth charts are designed for fantasy football managers looking to understand a player's projected usage and relevance for the upcoming week and rest of season. You can sort/filter/download the table. Snap shares, rush shares, and target shares are Razzball projections. The criteria for 'Starter' varies by position and represents either a high share of snaps or a high share of usage. 'Rotation' is the next tier down and is generally fantasy relevant. The levels under that are 'Backup' (on roster, not fantasy relevant) and 'Depth' (not fantasy relevant). 'Scatback' is an RB that does not qualify as a Starter and whose usage is mostly in pass game and is likely relevant in PPR. A 'Fullback' is not typically fantasy relevant. Please visit our Depth Chart Homepage for more information.

Name	Pos	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	This Week Rush %	This Week Tgt %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	2026 Proj Rush %	2026 Proj Tgt %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %	2025 Rush %	2025 Tgt %
C.J. Stroud	QB	Starter	99	14	0	Starter	99	13	0	HOU	14	75	10	0
Davis Mills	QB	Backup	1	0	0	Backup	1	0	0	HOU	6	25	3	0
Graham Mertz	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
David Montgomery	RB	Rotation	56	41	8	Rotation	52	38	8	DET	17	37	36	5
Woody Marks	RB	Backup	31	17	4	Backup	35	19	5	HOU	16	49	41	7
Jawhar Jordan	RB	Fullback	30	21	6	Fullback	30	22	6	HOU	4	7	9	1
British Brooks	RB	Fullback	8	1	1	Fullback	8	1	1	HOU	12	6	4	0
Noah Whittington	RB	Depth	6	3	1	Depth	6	3	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Joshua Pitsenberger	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Evan Hull	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NO	6	7	4	0
Nico Collins	WR	Starter	80	0	26	Starter	77	0	25	HOU	15	67	0	22
Jayden Higgins	WR	Rotation	61	0	14	Rotation	57	0	13	HOU	17	58	0	12
Tank Dell	WR	Rotation	43	0	8	Rotation	41	0	8	NA	0	0	0	0
Xavier Hutchinson	WR	Backup	17	0	3	Backup	19	0	3	HOU	17	58	1	10
Jaylin Noel	WR	Backup	12	1	3	Backup	15	1	4	HOU	17	26	1	6
Jalen Walthall	WR	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	3	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Lewis Bond	WR	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	3	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Treyvhon Saunders	WR	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	3	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Daniel Sobkowicz	WR	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	3	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Josh Kelly	WR	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	3	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Jared Wayne	WR	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	3	0	0	HOU	1	3	0	0
Justin Watson	WR	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	3	0	1	HOU	3	6	0	1
Jha'Quan Jackson	WR	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Dalton Schultz	TE	Starter	50	0	15	Rotation	50	0	15	HOU	17	71	0	19
Marlin Klein	TE	Rotation	31	0	5	Backup	32	0	5	NA	0	0	0	0
Cade Stover	TE	Backup	25	1	4	Backup	25	1	4	HOU	9	23	1	3
Brevin Jordan	TE	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Foster Moreau	TE	Depth	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NO	10	21	0	2

Houston Texans Depth Chart - Defense

Our defensive NFL depth charts for defense include DL, LB, and DB. Snap shares are Razzball projections.

Name	Pos	Pos Det	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	YTD Games	YTD Snap %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
Will Anderson	DL	DE	Rotation	65	Rotation	66	8	77	HOU	16	63
Jadeveon Clowney	DL	DE	Rotation	42	Backup	37	5	24	DAL	12	31
Danielle Hunter	DL	DE	Out	0	Rotation	65	8	75	HOU	15	63
Sheldon Rankins	DL	DT	Rotation	65	Rotation	58	8	67	HOU	15	55
Tommy Togiai	DL	DT	Rotation	65	Rotation	58	8	62	HOU	14	39
Kayden McDonald	DL	DT	Rotation	43	Backup	38	4	18	NA	0	0
Naquan Jones	DL	DT	Rotation	43	Backup	38	3	12	LAC	8	14
Logan Hall	DL	DT	Rotation	43	Backup	38	6	27	TB	17	58
Jacob Hummel	LB	MLB	Backup	20	Backup	12	0	0	BAL	3	3
Chad Muma	LB	MLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	0	0	IND	2	3
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	MLB	Out	0	Starter	93	7	80	HOU	16	89
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	OLB	Starter	95	Starter	91	4	46	HOU	17	79
Jake Hansen	LB	OLB	Backup	34	Backup	21	6	55	NA	0	0
Wade Woodaz	LB	OLB	Backup	20	Backup	12	2	4	NA	0	0
E.J. Speed	LB	OLB	Out	0	Rotation	50	0	0	HOU	11	35
Kamari Lassiter	DB	CB	Starter	97	Starter	93	8	99	HOU	16	92
Derek Stingley Jr.	DB	CB	Starter	93	Starter	90	7	87	HOU	15	76
Tremon Smith	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	72	8	11	LAR	15	16
Jaylin Smith	DB	CB	Backup	16	Backup	17	1	1	HOU	3	3
Reed Blankenship	DB	FS	Starter	80	Starter	72	6	63	PHI	16	90
M.J. Stewart	DB	FS	Starter	80	Rotation	47	3	28	HOU	6	20
Jalen Pitre	DB	S	Starter	96	Starter	92	6	70	HOU	14	72
Kamari Ramsey	DB	S	Out	0	Depth	8	3	9	NA	0	0
Ja'Marcus Ingram	DB	S	Out	0	Depth	4	1	0	BUF	7	10
Calen Bullock	DB	SS	Starter	95	Starter	91	7	86	HOU	16	91

Injury Report vs @CLE Week 10 (SUN 1PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
David Montgomery	RB	Yes	Out	Groin	Montgomery has been ruled out heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	Yes	Out	Hamstring	Harrison Jr. has been ruled out heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
Trent Brown	OL	Yes	Questionable	Wrist	Brown did not practice on Friday heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
Keylan Rutledge	OL	Yes	Out	Neck/Shoulder	Rutledge has been ruled out heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
Will Anderson	DL	Yes	Questionable	Ankle	Anderson Jr. did not practice on Friday heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
Danielle Hunter	DL	Yes	Out	Hamstring	Hunter has been ruled out heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	Yes	Out	Groin/Personal	Al-Shaair has been ruled out heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
E.J. Speed	LB	Yes	Out	Quadriceps	Speed underwent surgery to repair a torn quadriceps and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He will miss at least four games.
Noah Whittington	RB	No	Out	Quad	Whittington, a practice squad player, is dealing with a torn quad and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
Jawhar Jordan	RB	No	Out	Undisclosed	Jordan, a practice squad player, is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
British Brooks	RB	No	Out	Hamstring	Brooks is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least 4 games.
Jayden Higgins	WR	No	Out	Knee	Higgins suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Jaylin Noel	WR	No	Out	Toe	Noel is dealing with a toe injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season.
Brevin Jordan	TE	No	Out	Finger/Foot	Jordan has been ruled out heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
Sam Hagen	OL	No	Out	Undisclosed	Hagen is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Braden Smith	OL	No	Questionable	Illness	Smith is a late addition to the injury report on Saturday heading into Week 10 versus the Bengals.
Wyatt Teller	OL	No	Questionable	Illness	Teller was limited in practice on Friday heading into Week 10 versus the Browns.
Dylan Horton	DL	No	Out	Achilles	Horton is dealing with a torn Achilles and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Mario Edwards Jr.	DL	No	Out	Torn ACL	Edwards Jr. is dealing with a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season.
K.C. Ossai	LB	No	Out	Undisclosed	Ossai is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Jaylin Smith	DB	No	Questionable	Hamstring	The Texans have opened the 21-day practice window for Smith as they await his return from the injured reserve list.

2026 Schedule

The bye week for the Houston Texans in 2026 is Week 10.

w1	w2	w3	w4	w5	w6	w7	w8	w9	w10	w11	w12	w13	w14	w15	w16	w17	w18
BUF	CIN	@IND	DAL	@TEN	@JAC	NYG	OFF	@LAC	@CLE	IND	BAL	@PIT	@WAS	JAC	@PHI	@GB	TEN
BUF	CIN	@IND	DAL	@TEN	@JAC	NYG	OFF	@LAC	@CLE	IND	BAL	@PIT	@WAS	JAC	@PHI	@GB	TEN
BUF	CIN	@IND	DAL	@TEN	@JAC	NYG	OFF	@LAC	@CLE	IND	BAL	@PIT	@WAS	JAC	@PHI	@GB	TEN
BUF	CIN	@IND	DAL	@TEN	@JAC	NYG	OFF	@LAC	@CLE	IND	BAL	@PIT	@WAS	JAC	@PHI	@GB	TEN
BUF	CIN	@IND	DAL	@TEN	@JAC	NYG	OFF	@LAC	@CLE	IND	BAL	@PIT	@WAS	JAC	@PHI	@GB	TEN
BUF	CIN	@IND	DAL	@TEN	@JAC	NYG	OFF	@LAC	@CLE	IND	BAL	@PIT	@WAS	JAC	@PHI	@GB	TEN

Houston Texans 2026 Fantasy Football Projected Player Rankings

Our 2026 fantasy football rankings for the Houston Texans. Please see the links below for projections and rankings of all players.

2026 Projections

All | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | FLEX | DEF(Team) | DEF(IDP) | Vs FantasyPros

Name	Pos	STD Pos Rank	1/2 PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank
C.J. Stroud	QB	6	6	6
Woody Marks	RB	24	27	28
David Montgomery	RB	39	38	40
Emari Demercado	RB	75	77	77
Nico Collins	WR	29	30	31
Xavier Hutchinson	WR	46	46	44
Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	57	58	58
Tank Dell	WR	63	65	66
Kayshon Boutte	WR	89	91	93
Dalton Schultz	TE	15	14	14
Marlin Klein	TE	58	58	59
Foster Moreau	TE	64	64	64
Brevin Jordan	TE	81	82	81
Cade Stover	TE	96	96	97
Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	7	7	7
Will Anderson	DL	2	2	2
Danielle Hunter	DL	17	17	17
Tommy Togiai	DL	64	64	64
Jadeveon Clowney	DL	69	69	69
Sheldon Rankins	DL	70	70	70
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	28	28	28
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	41	41	41
Kamari Lassiter	DB	27	27	27
Jalen Pitre	DB	32	32	32
Calen Bullock	DB	61	61	61
Reed Blankenship	DB	87	87	87

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