Houston Texans depth chart 2026

ESPN’s order as of Sep 30, 2026

Who starts for the Texans?

QB C.J. Stroud, then Davis Mills; RB David Montgomery, then Woody Marks; WR Nico Collins, then Jaylin Noel; TE Dalton Schultz, then Foster Moreau.

Base 4-3 D

Houston Texans depth chart, Base 4-3 D: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
LDEWill Anderson Jr.Dominique RobinsonSabastian HarshDylan Horton—
LDTTommy TogiaiLogan HallKayden McDonald——
RDTSheldon RankinsMario Edwards Jr.QJaden Crumedy——
RDEDanielle HunterJadeveon ClowneyQAli GayeSolomon Byrd—
WLBAiden FisherJamal HillHenry To'oTo'oIR——
MLBAzeez Al-ShaairK.C. Ossai———
SLBJake HansenWade WoodazJake HummelIRE.J. Speed—
LCBDerek Stingley Jr.Jaylin SmithCollin Wright——
SSReed BlankenshipKamari RamseyJa'Marcus Ingram——
FSCalen BullockM.J. StewartO———
RCBKamari LassiterTremon Smith———
NBJalen Pitre————

Special Teams

Houston Texans depth chart, Special Teams: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
PKKa'imi Fairbairn————
PKai Kroeger————
HKai Kroeger————
PRJaylin NoelTremon SmithTank Dell——
KRJaylin NoelTremon SmithWoody MarksXavier Hutchinson—
LSAustin Brinkman————

3WR 1TE

Houston Texans depth chart, 3WR 1TE: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
WRNico CollinsQJaylin NoelJayden Higgins——
WRXavier HutchinsonJared Wayne———
WRKayshon BoutteTank Dell———
LTAireontae ErseryNate Thomas———
LGKeylan RutledgeWyatt TellerEvan Brown——
CEvan BrownJake AndrewsKeylan Rutledge——
RGWyatt TellerEd IngramQFebechi Nwaiwu——
RTTrent BrownBlake FisherBraden SmithSam Hagen—
QBC.J. StroudDavis MillsGraham Mertz——
TEDalton SchultzFoster MoreauMarlin KleinCade StoverBrevin Jordan
RBDavid MontgomeryWoody MarksBritish BrooksDare Ogunbowale—

ESPN’s depth chart, read Sep 30, 2026 and refreshed daily. The letter beside a name is his tag on the NFL injury report.