Houston Texans Depth Chart
C.J. Stroud is the Texans' listed starting quarterback, with Woody Marks at running back and Nico Collins, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Xavier Hutchinson at receiver. The defense lines up in a base 4-3. No Week 9 injury report in the data yet (pulled Nov 4, 2026, 9:16 AM ET).
Next game: Week 9 at Chargers, Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 PM ET
Offense 3 WR, 1 TE
- Line
- Receivers
- Backs
- Linebackers
- Secondary
- OUT D Q injury status
- WR#12 Nico CollinsNext up: Tank Dell
- WR#18 Marvin Harrison Jr.Next up: Kayshon Boutte
- LT#79 Aireontae ErseryNext up: Nate Thomas
- LG#66 Keylan RutledgeNext up: Wyatt Teller
- C#63 Evan BrownNext up: Jake Andrews
- RG#69 Ed IngramNext up: Wyatt Teller
- RT#77 Trent BrownNext up: Braden Smith
- WR#19 Xavier HutchinsonNext up: Jayden Higgins
- QB#7 C.J. StroudNext up: Davis Mills
- TE#86 Dalton SchultzNext up: Foster Moreau
- RB#4 Woody MarksNext up: David Montgomery
Defense Base 4-3
- LDE#51 Will Anderson Jr.Next up: Dominique Robinson
- LDT#72 Tommy TogiaiNext up: Kayden McDonald
- RDT#98 Sheldon RankinsNext up: Logan Hall
- RDE#55 Danielle HunterNext up: Jadeveon Clowney
- WLB#39 Henry To'oTo'oNext up: E.J. Speed
- MLB#0 Azeez Al-ShaairNext up: K.C. Ossai
- SLB#35 Jake HansenNext up: Wade Woodaz
- LCB#24 Derek Stingley Jr.Next up: Jaylin Smith
- SS#6 Reed BlankenshipNext up: M.J. Stewart
- FS#2 Calen BullockNext up: Kamari Ramsey
- RCB#3 Kamari LassiterNext up: Tremon Smith
Also listed: Nickel back (fifth defensive back in nickel): #5 Jalen Pitre.
Special teams
- PK#15 Ka'imi FairbairnNo backup listed
- P#38 Kai KroegerNo backup listed
- H#38 Kai KroegerNo backup listed
- PR#1 Tank DellNext up: Tremon Smith
- KR#11 Tremon SmithNext up: Woody Marks
- LS#40 Austin BrinkmanNo backup listed
Changes in the last 7 days
- RB: Woody Marks now listed first (was David Montgomery)
- PR: Tank Dell now listed first (was Jaylin Noel)
- KR: Tremon Smith now listed first (was Jaylin Noel)
Full depth chart
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||||
| WR | #12 Nico Collins | #1 Tank Dell | #13 Jaylin Noel | |
| WR | #18 Marvin Harrison Jr. | #14 Kayshon Boutte | ||
| LT | #79 Aireontae Ersery | #78 Nate Thomas | ||
| LG | #66 Keylan Rutledge | #75 Wyatt Teller | #63 Evan Brown | |
| C | #63 Evan Brown | #60 Jake Andrews | #66 Keylan Rutledge | |
| RG | #69 Ed Ingram | #75 Wyatt Teller | #64 Febechi Nwaiwu | |
| RT | #77 Trent Brown | #71 Braden Smith | #57 Blake Fisher | #76 Sam Hagen |
| WR | #19 Xavier Hutchinson | #81 Jayden Higgins | ||
| QB | #7 C.J. Stroud | #10 Davis Mills | #18 Graham Mertz | |
| TE | #86 Dalton Schultz | #87 Foster Moreau | #8 Cade Stover | #9 Brevin Jordan |
| RB | #4 Woody Marks | #32 David Montgomery | #31 Emari Demercado | #23 Dare Ogunbowale |
| Defense | ||||
| LDE | #51 Will Anderson Jr. | #94 Dominique Robinson | #54 Sabastian Harsh | #92 Dylan Horton |
| LDT | #72 Tommy Togiai | #93 Kayden McDonald | #50 Naquan Jones | |
| RDT | #98 Sheldon Rankins | #96 Logan Hall | #97 Mario Edwards Jr. | |
| RDE | #55 Danielle Hunter | #90 Jadeveon Clowney | #95 Ali Gaye | #50 Solomon Byrd |
| WLB | #39 Henry To'oTo'o | #45 E.J. Speed | ||
| MLB | #0 Azeez Al-Shaair | #52 K.C. Ossai | ||
| SLB | #35 Jake Hansen | #30 Wade Woodaz | #33 Jake Hummel | |
| LCB | #24 Derek Stingley Jr. | #22 Jaylin Smith | ||
| SS | #6 Reed Blankenship | #29 M.J. Stewart | ||
| FS | #2 Calen Bullock | #27 Kamari Ramsey | ||
| RCB | #3 Kamari Lassiter | #11 Tremon Smith | #20 Ja'Marcus Ingram | |
| NB | #5 Jalen Pitre | |||
| Special teams | ||||
| PK | #15 Ka'imi Fairbairn | |||
| P | #38 Kai Kroeger | |||
| H | #38 Kai Kroeger | |||
| PR | #1 Tank Dell | #11 Tremon Smith | #13 Jaylin Noel | |
| KR | #11 Tremon Smith | #4 Woody Marks | #19 Xavier Hutchinson | #13 Jaylin Noel |
| LS | #40 Austin Brinkman | |||
2026 schedule and lineups
| Wk | Opponent | Result / kickoff | Lineups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Bills | L 31–36 | Lineups |
| 2 | vs Bengals | L 6–20 | Lineups |
| 3 | at Colts | L 17–19 | Lineups |
| 4 | vs Cowboys | L 30–34 | Lineups |
| 5 | at Titans | W 26–3 | Lineups |
| 6 | at Jaguars | W 34–31 | Lineups |
| 7 | vs Giants | L 21–27 | Lineups |
| 9 | at Chargers | Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 PM ET | Lineups |
| 10 | at Browns | Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 11 | vs Colts | Thu, Nov 19, 8:15 PM ET | Lineups |
| 12 | vs Ravens | Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 13 | at Steelers | Sun, Dec 6, 8:20 PM ET | Lineups |
| 14 | at Commanders | Sun, Dec 13, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 15 | vs Jaguars | Sun, Dec 20, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 16 | at Eagles | Thu, Dec 24, 8:15 PM ET | Lineups |
| 17 | at Packers | Mon, Jan 4, 8:15 PM ET | Lineups |
| 18 | vs Titans | Sun, Jan 10, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |