Houston Texans depth chart
AFC South · updated Wed Sep 30
Week 4 (updated Wed Sep 30): the Texans depth chart lists C.J. Stroud at QB, David Montgomery at RB, Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson and Kayshon Boutte at WR, Dalton Schultz at TE and Ka'imi Fairbairn at K.
Depth chart as of · injury tags for Week 4
What changed on the Texans depth chart
- SLB Jake Hansen is the new starter, replacing Jake Hummel
Compared with the chart as of . 4 other moves are marked in the tables below.
Texans offense
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | C.J. Stroud | Davis Mills | Graham Mertz IR | ||
| RB | David Montgomery | Woody Marks | British Brooks | Dare Ogunbowale New | |
| WR1 | Nico Collins | Jaylin Noel | Jayden Higgins IR | ||
| WR2 | Xavier Hutchinson | Jared Wayne | |||
| WR3 | Kayshon Boutte | Tank Dell IR | |||
| TE | Dalton Schultz | Foster Moreau | Marlin Klein | Cade Stover | Brevin Jordan |
| Offensive line | |||||
| LT | Aireontae Ersery | Nate Thomas | |||
| LG | Keylan Rutledge | Wyatt Teller | Evan Brown | ||
| C | Evan Brown | Jake Andrews | Keylan Rutledge | ||
| RG | Wyatt Teller | Ed Ingram | Febechi Nwaiwu | ||
| RT | Trent Brown | Blake Fisher | Braden Smith | Sam Hagen | |
Texans defense
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | Will Anderson Jr. | Dominique Robinson | Sabastian Harsh | Dylan Horton |
| LDT | Tommy Togiai | Logan Hall | Kayden McDonald | |
| RDT | Sheldon Rankins | Mario Edwards Jr. | Jaden Crumedy | |
| RDE | Danielle Hunter | Jadeveon Clowney | Ali Gaye | Solomon Byrd |
| WLB | Aiden Fisher | Jamal Hill | Henry To'oTo'o | |
| MLB | Azeez Al-Shaair | K.C. Ossai ▲ Up | ||
| SLB | Jake Hansen New starter was Jake Hummel | Wade Woodaz | Jake Hummel ▼ Down | E.J. Speed ▼ Down |
| LCB | Derek Stingley Jr. | Jaylin Smith | Collin Wright | |
| SS | Reed Blankenship | Kamari Ramsey | Ja'Marcus Ingram | |
| FS | Calen Bullock | M.J. Stewart | ||
| RCB | Kamari Lassiter | Tremon Smith | ||
| NB | Jalen Pitre |
Texans special teams
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | Ka'imi Fairbairn | |||
| P | Kai Kroeger | |||
| PR | Jaylin Noel | Tremon Smith | Tank Dell IR | |
| KR | Jaylin Noel | Tremon Smith | Woody Marks | Xavier Hutchinson |
| LS | Austin Brinkman |
Starters, backups and the marks
Each row is one spot in the formation, starter first and the backups in order behind him. The offense lists three wide receiver spots (WR1–WR3), so the first name in each is a starting receiver. The fantasy positions — quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and kicker — are in purple, and a player with a page on this site links to it.
New starter, New, ▲ Up and ▼ Down compare this chart with the one from about a week earlier () , position by position: a receiver moved from one WR spot to another is not new.
Out, Doubtful and Questionable come from the team's official injury report for the week, and IR, PUP and the other reserve lists from nflverse's weekly rosters — the same availability every weekly board on the site uses. They cover the fantasy positions; a team's depth chart is often slower to change than its injury report.
A depth chart is the team's own ordering, not a snap count: a listed starter can still split the work. For who actually gets the ball, see the target share leaders and the handcuff rankings; for this week's statuses, the NFL injury report.
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