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	Starter	81	Starter	78	3	82	HOU	16	63
Danielle Hunter	DL	DE	Starter	80	Starter	76	3	80	HOU	15	63
Jadeveon Clowney	DL	DE	Backup	36	Backup	36	1	11	DAL	12	31
Sabastian Harsh	DL	DE	Backup	15	Backup	16	2	9	NA	0	0
Sheldon Rankins	DL	DT	Rotation	66	Rotation	63	3	68	HOU	15	55
Tommy Togiai	DL	DT	Rotation	65	Rotation	62	3	65	HOU	14	39
Logan Hall	DL	DT	Backup	36	Backup	36	2	26	TB	17	58
Jaden Crumedy	DL	DT	Backup	17	Backup	17	0	0	CAR	1	2
Kayden McDonald	DL	DT	Out	0	Backup	15	0	0	NA	0	0
Aiden Fisher	LB	MLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	0	0	NA	0	0
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	MLB	Out	0	Starter	81	3	91	HOU	16	89
Jacob Hummel	LB	MLB	Out	0	Backup	11	0	0	BAL	3	3
Jake Hansen	LB	OLB	Starter	87	Backup	25	2	66	NA	0	0
Wade Woodaz	LB	OLB	Starter	83	Backup	24	1	9	NA	0	0
Kenneth Murray	LB	OLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	0	0	DAL	17	79
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	OLB	Out	0	Starter	84	1	27	HOU	17	79
E.J. Speed	LB	OLB	Out	0	Rotation	51	0	0	HOU	11	35
Derek Stingley Jr.	DB	CB	Starter	100	Starter	96	3	100	HOU	15	76
Kamari Lassiter	DB	CB	Starter	100	Starter	96	3	100	HOU	16	92
Tremon Smith	DB	CB	Backup	20	Backup	21	3	0	LAR	15	16
Jaylin Smith	DB	CB	Backup	20	Backup	21	1	4	HOU	3	3
Collin Wright	DB	CB	Depth	5	Depth	5	0	0	NA	0	0
Reed Blankenship	DB	FS	Starter	90	Starter	86	3	91	PHI	16	90
M.J. Stewart	DB	FS	Out	0	Backup	10	0	0	HOU	6	20
Jalen Pitre	DB	S	Starter	100	Starter	96	3	100	HOU	14	72
Kamari Ramsey	DB	S	Backup	10	Backup	10	0	0	NA	0	0
Ja'Marcus Ingram	DB	S	Out	0	Depth	5	0	0	BUF	7	10
Calen Bullock	DB	SS	Starter	99	Starter	95	2	67	HOU	16	91

Injury Report vs DAL Week 4 (SUN 1PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
British Brooks	RB	Yes	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.
Tank Dell	WR	Yes	Out	Knee	Dell is recovering from a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Braden Smith	OL	Yes	Out	Foot	Smith is dealing with a foot injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	Yes	Out	Shoulder	To'oTo'o is dealing with a shoulder injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
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.
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	Yes	Out	Groin	Al-Shaair has been ruled out heading into Week 4 versus the Cowboys and is listed as a gameday inactive.
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.
Marlin Klein	TE	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 4
Nathan Thomas	OL	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 4
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.
Febechi Nwaiwu	OL	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 4
Chris Braswell	DL	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 4
Kayden McDonald	DL	No	Out	Ankle	McDonald is dealing with an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve. He will miss at least four games.
Jaden Crumedy	DL	No	Questionable	Shoulder	Week 5
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.
Jacob Hummel	LB	No	Out	Groin	Hummel is dealing with a groin injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Jaylin Smith	DB	No	Questionable	Hamstring	Week 5
M.J. Stewart	DB	No	Questionable	Knee	The Texans have opened the 21-day practice window for Stewart as they await his return from the physically unable to perform list.
Ja'Marcus Ingram	DB	No	Out	Shoulder	Ingram is dealing with a shoulder injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.

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	8	8	8
David Montgomery	RB	17	18	19
Woody Marks	RB	47	46	46
Nico Collins	WR	15	15	15
Kayshon Boutte	WR	66	67	71
Jaylin Noel	WR	72	75	77
Tank Dell	WR	98	97	97
Dalton Schultz	TE	16	15	15
Foster Moreau	TE	37	38	38
Cade Stover	TE	66	68	68
Marlin Klein	TE	91	91	91
Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	14	14	14
Will Anderson	DL	1	1	1
Danielle Hunter	DL	5	5	5
Tommy Togiai	DL	54	54	54
Sheldon Rankins	DL	63	63	63
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	43	43	43
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	88	88	88
Jalen Pitre	DB	27	27	27
Kamari Lassiter	DB	40	40	40
Calen Bullock	DB	58	58	58
Reed Blankenship	DB	63	63	63
Derek Stingley Jr.	DB	93	93	93

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