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Cowboys at Texans: Starting Lineups, Week 4

Final: Cowboys 34, Texans 30

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott against Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. Lineups as listed before kickoff (Cowboys: Oct 4, 2026, 9:09 AM ET; Texans: Oct 4, 2026, 9:09 AM ET).

Cowboys depth chart · Texans depth chart · All Week 4 games

Cowboys offense vs Texans defense

Dallas Cowboys 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. Cowboys offense: WR CeeDee Lamb, WR George Pickens, LT Tyler Guyton, LG T.J. Bass, C Cooper Beebe, RG Tyler Booker, RT Terence Steele, WR Ryan Flournoy, QB Dak Prescott, TE Jake Ferguson, RB Javonte WilliamsTexans defenseCowboys offense#51LDEAnderson Jr.2 · Robinson#72LDTTogiai2 · Hall#98RDTRankins2 · Crumedy#55RDEHunter2 · Clowney#59WLBFisher2 · Hill#0MLBAl-Shaair2 · Murray Jr.OUT#35SLBHansen2 · WoodazQ#24LCBStingley Jr.2 · Smith#6SSBlankenship2 · Ramsey#2FSBullock2 · Stewart#3RCBLassiter2 · Smith#88WRLamb2 · Turpin#3WRPickens2 · Mingo#60LTGuyton2 · Shelton#66LGBass2 · Smith#56CBeebe2 · Leverett#52RGBooker2 · Cornelius#78RTSteele2 · Jones#19WRFlournoy2 · Brown#4QBPrescott2 · Howell#87TEFerguson2 · Spann-Ford#33RBWilliams2 · Goodson

Cowboys offense

  1. WR#88 CeeDee LambNext up: KaVontae Turpin
  2. WR#3 George PickensNext up: Jonathan Mingo
  3. LT#60 Tyler GuytonNext up: Drew Shelton
  4. LG#66 T.J. BassNext up: Tyler Smith
  5. C#56 Cooper BeebeNext up: Nick Leverett
  6. RG#52 Tyler BookerNext up: Ajani Cornelius
  7. RT#78 Terence SteeleNext up: Broderick Jones
  8. WR#19 Ryan FlournoyNext up: Camden Brown
  9. QB#4 Dak PrescottNext up: Sam Howell
  10. TE#87 Jake FergusonNext up: Brevyn Spann-Ford
  11. RB#33 Javonte WilliamsNext up: Tyler Goodson

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: Jaden Crumedy
  4. RDE#55 Danielle HunterNext up: Jadeveon Clowney
  5. WLB#59 Aiden FisherNext up: Jamal Hill
  6. MLB#0 Azeez Al-Shaair Out (groin)Next up: Kenneth Murray Jr.
  7. SLB#35 Jake Hansen Questionable (calf)Next 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: M.J. Stewart
  11. RCB#3 Kamari LassiterNext up: Tremon Smith

Texans offense vs Cowboys defense

Houston Texans offense against the Dallas Cowboys defenseCowboys defense: LDE Quinnen Williams, NT Otito Ogbonnia, RDE Kenny Clark, WLB Rashan Gary, LILB DeMarvion Overshown, RILB Dee Winters, SLB Donovan Ezeiruaku, LCB Joey Porter Jr., SS Markquese Bell, FS Malik Hooker, RCB DaRon Bland. 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 MontgomeryCowboys defenseTexans offense#92LDEWilliams2 · Overton#91NTOgbonnia2 · Bullard#97RDEClark2 · Gilliam Jr.#7WLBGary2 · Miller#0LILBOvershown2 · BarhamOUT#53RILBWinters2 · James#6SLBEzeiruaku2 · Lawrence#25LCBPorter Jr.2 · Durant#14SSBell2 · Clark#24FSHooker2 · Thomas#26RCBBland2 · Revel Jr.#12WRCollins2 · Noel#19WRHutchinson2 · Wayne#79LTErsery2 · Thomas#66LGRutledge2 · Teller#63CBrown2 · Andrews#75RGTeller2 · Ingram#77RTBrown2 · Fisher#14WRBoutte2 · Dell#7QBStroud2 · Mills#86TESchultz2 · Moreau#32RBMontgomery2 · Marks

Texans offense

  1. WR#12 Nico CollinsNext 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 BrownNext up: Blake Fisher
  8. WR#14 Kayshon BoutteNext up: Tank Dell
  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

Cowboys defense

  1. LDE#92 Quinnen WilliamsNext up: LT Overton
  2. NT#91 Otito OgbonniaNext up: Jonathan Bullard
  3. RDE#97 Kenny ClarkNext up: Kelvin Gilliam Jr.
  4. WLB#7 Rashan GaryNext up: Von Miller
  5. LILB#0 DeMarvion Overshown Out (hamstring)Next up: Jaishawn Barham
  6. RILB#53 Dee WintersNext up: Shemar James
  7. SLB#6 Donovan EzeiruakuNext up: Malachi Lawrence
  8. LCB#25 Joey Porter Jr.Next up: Cobie Durant
  9. SS#14 Markquese BellNext up: Alijah Clark
  10. FS#24 Malik HookerNext up: Juanyeh Thomas
  11. RCB#26 DaRon BlandNext up: Shavon Revel Jr.

Injury report, Week 4

Cowboys

  • LCB Cobie Durant Out (hamstring)
  • LILB DeMarvion Overshown Out (hamstring)

Texans

  • FS M.J. Stewart Out (knee)
  • MLB Azeez Al-Shaair Out (groin)
  • RDE Jadeveon Clowney Questionable (knee)
  • SLB Jake Hansen Questionable (calf)
  • LDT Logan Hall Questionable (knee)
  • RG Ed Ingram Questionable (groin)

Special teams

Cowboys

  1. PK#17 Brandon AubreyNo backup listed
  2. P#5 Bryan AngerNo backup listed
  3. H#5 Bryan AngerNo backup listed
  4. PR#9 KaVontae TurpinNext up: Caleb Downs
  5. KR#9 KaVontae TurpinNext up: Malik Davis
  6. LS#44 Trent SiegNo backup listed

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