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 %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
Danielle Hunter	DL	DE	Rotation	70	Rotation	67	HOU	15	63
Will Anderson	DL	DE	Rotation	67	Rotation	64	HOU	16	63
Sabastian Harsh	DL	DE	Backup	31	Backup	32	NA	0	0
Jadeveon Clowney	DL	DE	Backup	31	Backup	32	DAL	12	31
Dominique Robinson	DL	DE	Backup	23	Backup	27	CHI	10	19
Sheldon Rankins	DL	DT	Rotation	60	Rotation	57	HOU	15	55
Tommy Togiai	DL	DT	Rotation	51	Rotation	50	HOU	14	39
Kayden McDonald	DL	DT	Backup	31	Backup	32	NA	0	0
Logan Hall	DL	DT	Backup	31	Backup	32	TB	17	58
Mario Edwards Jr.	DL	DT	Backup	10	Backup	10	HOU	8	15
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	MLB	Starter	94	Starter	90	HOU	16	89
Jacob Hummel	LB	MLB	Backup	16	Backup	14	BAL	3	3
Aiden Fisher	LB	MLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	NA	0	0
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	OLB	Starter	78	Starter	74	HOU	17	79
Wade Woodaz	LB	OLB	Backup	20	Backup	21	NA	0	0
Jake Hansen	LB	OLB	Backup	16	Backup	14	NA	0	0
E.J. Speed	LB	OLB	Out	0	Rotation	50	HOU	11	35
Kamari Lassiter	DB	CB	Starter	98	Starter	94	HOU	16	92
Derek Stingley Jr.	DB	CB	Starter	89	Starter	85	HOU	15	76
Tremon Smith	DB	CB	Backup	36	Backup	37	LAR	15	16
Jaylin Smith	DB	CB	Backup	20	Backup	21	HOU	3	3
Collin Wright	DB	CB	Depth	5	Depth	5	NA	0	0
Reed Blankenship	DB	FS	Starter	96	Starter	91	PHI	16	90
M.J. Stewart	DB	FS	Out	0	Backup	21	HOU	6	20
Jalen Pitre	DB	S	Starter	89	Starter	85	HOU	14	72
Kamari Ramsey	DB	S	Backup	20	Backup	14	NA	0	0
Ja'Marcus Ingram	DB	S	Out	0	Depth	2	BUF	7	10
Calen Bullock	DB	SS	Starter	95	Starter	91	HOU	16	91

Injury Report vs BUF Week 1 (SUN 1PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
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	Questionable	Shoulder	Week 2
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.
Graham Mertz	QB	No	Out	Knee	Mertz has suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
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.
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.
Ali Gaye	DL	No	Out	Knee	Gaye is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
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.
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.
Solomon Byrd	DL	No	Out	Undisclosed	Byrd is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss 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.
Jacob Hummel	LB	No	Questionable	Abdomen	Week 2
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.
M.J. Stewart	DB	No	Out	Knee	Stewart is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the physically unable to perform 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	13	13	13
David Montgomery	RB	16	17	18
Woody Marks	RB	46	45	44
Jawhar Jordan	RB	97	98	99
Nico Collins	WR	7	7	8
Kayshon Boutte	WR	67	68	68
Jaylin Noel	WR	78	78	79
Dalton Schultz	TE	19	16	15
Foster Moreau	TE	58	58	58
Cade Stover	TE	59	59	59
Marlin Klein	TE	72	72	71
Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	16	16	16
Danielle Hunter	DL	4	4	4
Will Anderson	DL	5	5	5
Sheldon Rankins	DL	95	95	95
Tommy Togiai	DL	97	97	97
Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	20	20	20
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	54	54	54
Jalen Pitre	DB	31	31	31
Kamari Lassiter	DB	35	35	35
Reed Blankenship	DB	47	47	47
Calen Bullock	DB	63	63	63

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