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Texans at Colts: Starting Lineups, Week 3

Final: Texans 17, Colts 19

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud against Colts quarterback Daniel Jones. Lineups as listed before kickoff (Texans: Sep 27, 2026, 8:56 AM ET; Colts: Sep 27, 2026, 8:56 AM ET).

Texans depth chart · Colts depth chart · All Week 3 games

Texans offense vs Colts defense

Houston Texans offense against the Indianapolis Colts defenseColts defense: LDE Arden Key, LDT Grover Stewart, RDT DeForest Buckner, RDE Laiatu Latu, WLB Jaylon Carlies, MLB Akeem Davis-Gaither, SLB Bryce Boettcher, LCB Sauce Gardner, SS A.J. Haulcy, FS Cam Bynum, RCB Charvarius Ward. Texans offense: WR Nico Collins, WR Xavier Hutchinson, LT Aireontae Ersery, LG Keylan Rutledge, C Evan Brown, RG Wyatt Teller, RT Trent Brown, WR Kayshon Boutte, QB C.J. Stroud, TE Dalton Schultz, RB David MontgomeryColts defenseTexans offense#98LDEKey2 · Tuimoloau#90LDTStewart2 · Tillery#99RDTBuckner2 · Adebawore#97RDELatu2 · Curry#57WLBCarlies2 · Chambers#51MLBDavis-Gaither2 · Ajiake#50SLBBoettcher2 · Allen#1LCBGardner2 · Mitchell#25SSHaulcy2 · Wohler#0FSBynum2 · Owens#7RCBWard2 · Taylor-BrittQ#12WRCollins2 · NoelOUT#19WRHutchinson2 · Wayne#79LTErsery2 · Thomas#66LGRutledge2 · Teller#63CBrown2 · Andrews#75RGTeller2 · Ingram#77RTBrown2 · FisherQ#14WRBoutte2 · Bond#7QBStroud2 · Mills#86TESchultz2 · Moreau#32RBMontgomery2 · Marks

Texans offense

  1. WR#12 Nico Collins Out (hamstring)Next up: Jaylin Noel
  2. WR#19 Xavier HutchinsonNext up: Jared Wayne
  3. LT#79 Aireontae ErseryNext up: Nate Thomas
  4. LG#66 Keylan RutledgeNext up: Wyatt Teller
  5. C#63 Evan BrownNext up: Jake Andrews
  6. RG#75 Wyatt TellerNext up: Ed Ingram
  7. RT#77 Trent Brown Questionable (knee)Next up: Blake Fisher
  8. WR#14 Kayshon BoutteNext up: Lewis Bond
  9. QB#7 C.J. StroudNext up: Davis Mills
  10. TE#86 Dalton SchultzNext up: Foster Moreau
  11. RB#32 David MontgomeryNext up: Woody Marks

Colts defense

  1. LDE#98 Arden KeyNext up: Jaylahn Tuimoloau
  2. LDT#90 Grover StewartNext up: Jerry Tillery
  3. RDT#99 DeForest BucknerNext up: Adetomiwa Adebawore
  4. RDE#97 Laiatu LatuNext up: Caden Curry
  5. WLB#57 Jaylon CarliesNext up: Tahj Chambers
  6. MLB#51 Akeem Davis-GaitherNext up: Austin Ajiake
  7. SLB#50 Bryce BoettcherNext up: CJ Allen
  8. LCB#1 Sauce GardnerNext up: Cameron Mitchell
  9. SS#25 A.J. HaulcyNext up: Hunter Wohler
  10. FS#0 Cam BynumNext up: Jonathan Owens
  11. RCB#7 Charvarius Ward Questionable (groin)Next up: Cam Taylor-Britt

Colts offense vs Texans defense

Indianapolis Colts offense against the Houston Texans defenseTexans defense: LDE Will Anderson Jr., LDT Tommy Togiai, RDT Sheldon Rankins, RDE Danielle Hunter, WLB Aiden Fisher, MLB Azeez Al-Shaair, SLB Jake Hansen, LCB Derek Stingley Jr., SS Reed Blankenship, FS Calen Bullock, RCB Kamari Lassiter. Colts offense: WR Josh Downs, WR Keenan Allen, LT Bernhard Raimann, LG Quenton Nelson, C Tanor Bortolini, RG Matt Goncalves, RT Jalen Travis, WR Darius Slayton, QB Daniel Jones, TE Tyler Warren, RB Jonathan TaylorTexans defenseColts offense#51LDEAnderson Jr.2 · Robinson#72LDTTogiai2 · Hall#98RDTRankins2 · Edwards Jr.#55RDEHunter2 · Clowney#59WLBFisher2 · Hill#0MLBAl-Shaair2 · Ossai#35SLBHansen2 · Woodaz#24LCBStingley Jr.2 · Smith#6SSBlankenship2 · Ramsey#2FSBullock2 · Odum#3RCBLassiter2 · Smith#2WRDowns2 · Treadwell#10WRAllen2 · Dulin#79LTRaimannno backup listed#53LGNelson2 · Tucker#60CBortolini2 · Van Pran-Granger#71RGGoncalves2 · Farmer#75RTTravis2 · Tenuta#11WRSlayton2 · Burks#17QBJones2 · Richardson Sr.#84TEWarren2 · Alie-Cox#28RBTaylor2 · McGowan

Colts offense

  1. WR#2 Josh DownsNext up: Laquon Treadwell
  2. WR#10 Keenan AllenNext up: Ashton Dulin
  3. LT#79 Bernhard RaimannNo backup listed
  4. LG#53 Quenton NelsonNext up: Dalton Tucker
  5. C#60 Tanor BortoliniNext up: Sedrick Van Pran-Granger
  6. RG#71 Matt GoncalvesNext up: Jalen Farmer
  7. RT#75 Jalen TravisNext up: Luke Tenuta
  8. WR#11 Darius SlaytonNext up: Deion Burks
  9. QB#17 Daniel JonesNext up: Anthony Richardson Sr.
  10. TE#84 Tyler WarrenNext up: Mo Alie-Cox
  11. RB#28 Jonathan TaylorNext up: Seth McGowan

Texans defense

  1. LDE#51 Will Anderson Jr.Next up: Dominique Robinson
  2. LDT#72 Tommy TogiaiNext up: Logan Hall
  3. RDT#98 Sheldon RankinsNext up: Mario Edwards Jr.
  4. RDE#55 Danielle HunterNext up: Jadeveon Clowney
  5. WLB#59 Aiden FisherNext up: Jamal Hill
  6. MLB#0 Azeez Al-ShaairNext up: K.C. Ossai
  7. SLB#35 Jake HansenNext up: Wade Woodaz
  8. LCB#24 Derek Stingley Jr.Next up: Jaylin Smith
  9. SS#6 Reed BlankenshipNext up: Kamari Ramsey
  10. FS#2 Calen BullockNext up: George Odum
  11. RCB#3 Kamari LassiterNext up: Tremon Smith

Injury report, Week 3

Texans

  • RDE Jadeveon Clowney Out (knee)
  • FS M.J. Stewart Out (knee)
  • WR Nico Collins Out (hamstring)
  • SLB Jake Hummel Out (groin)
  • RG Ed Ingram Out (groin)
  • RT Trent Brown Questionable (knee)

Colts

  • WR Ashton Dulin Out (ankle)
  • WR Alec Pierce Out (heel)
  • RCB Charvarius Ward Questionable (groin)

Special teams

Texans

  1. PK#15 Ka'imi FairbairnNo backup listed
  2. P#38 Kai KroegerNo backup listed
  3. H#38 Kai KroegerNo backup listed
  4. PR#13 Jaylin NoelNext up: Tremon Smith
  5. KR#13 Jaylin NoelNext up: Tremon Smith
  6. LS#40 Austin BrinkmanNo backup listed

Colts

  1. PK#3 Spencer ShraderNo backup listed
  2. P#8 Rigoberto SanchezNo backup listed
  3. H#8 Rigoberto SanchezNo backup listed
  4. PR#2 Josh DownsNext up: Ashton Dulin
  5. KR#16 Ashton Dulin Out (ankle)Next up: Seth McGowan
  6. LS#46 Luke RhodesNo backup listed