Houston Texans Depth Chart 2020 Texans Depth Chart
10-6, 1st AFC South
at KC
8:05 pm GMT, 1/12
The Texans looked incredibly strong going into the 2018/19 campaign. They finished pretty strong at 11-5, ultimately winning the AFC South, but there were quite a few injuries along the way that showed a lack of depth. Will Fuller had a season ending injury and the replacement they brought in for him in Demaryius Thomas ended up injured as well. Luckily for Houston, DeAndre Hopkins was able to stay healthy for the duration of last season. In hopes that they won't have to dip too far into it, let's take a look at some of the main questions regarding Houston's depth going into this season.
Offense Depth Chart
Quarterback
QB
Running Back
RB
81
75
71
67
Left Wide Receiver
LWR
97
82
71
Slot Wide Receiver
SWR
Right Wide Receiver
RWR
80
67
Tight End
TE
69
73
70
76
Left Wide Receiver
LWR
97
82
71
Tight End
TE
69
73
70
76
Slot Wide Receiver
SWR
Right Wide Receiver
RWR
80
67
Quarterback
QB
Running Back
RB
81
75
71
67
Skill Positions Depth Chart
| Position POS |
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| Left Wide Receiver LWR |
| Tight End TE |
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| Right Wide Receiver RWR |
| Quarterback QB |
| Running Back RB |
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Defense Depth Chart
Left Defensive End
LDE
61
75
Nose Tackle
NT
82
74
Right Defensive End
RDE
JACK Linebacker
JACK
70
68
WILL Linebacker
WILL
74
60
MIKE Linebacker
MIKE
85
68
Strongside Linebacker
SLB
85
72
Left Cornerback
LCB
82
73
69
Strong Safety
SS
78
67
Free Safety
FS
82
80
Right Cornerback
RCB
80
81
73
Left Defensive End
LDE
61
75
Nose Tackle
NT
82
74
Right Defensive End
RDE
JACK Linebacker
JACK
70
68
WILL Linebacker
WILL
74
60
MIKE Linebacker
MIKE
85
68
Strongside Linebacker
SLB
85
72
Left Cornerback
LCB
82
73
69
Strong Safety
SS
78
67
Free Safety
FS
82
80
Right Cornerback
RCB
80
81
73
Defense Depth Chart (3-4)
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| Left Defensive End LDE |
| Nose Tackle NT |
| Right Defensive End RDE |
| JACK Linebacker JACK |
| WILL Linebacker WILL |
| MIKE Linebacker MIKE |
| Strongside Linebacker SLB |
| Left Cornerback LCB |
| Strong Safety SS |
| Free Safety FS |
| Right Cornerback RCB |
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| WILL Linebacker WILL |
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| MIKE Linebacker MIKE |
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Offense Depth Chart Stats
| QBs | |
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84
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75
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67
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65
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| Quarterbacks | Stats | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
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84
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QB 1 | 15 | 44 | 495 | 333 | 67.3 | 3852 | 7.8 | 12 | 82 | 413 | 27.5 | 7 | |||
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75
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QB 2 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 56.8 | 225 | 6.1 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | |||
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67
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QB 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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65
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QB 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| RBs | |
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81
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75
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71
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67
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75
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74
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| Running Backs | Stats | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||
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81
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RB 1 | 33.2 | 1 | RB 1 | 33.2 | 1 | 62 | 44 | 410 | 9.3 | 21 | 3 | 83 | 410 | 40 | 2 | 4.9 | 25.6 |
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75
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RB 2 | 33.6 | 2 | RB 2 | 33.6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 1070 | 58 | 6 | 4.4 | 66.9 |
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71
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RB 3 | 0.8 | 0 | RB 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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67
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RB 4 | 2.2 | 0 | RB 4 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 |
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75
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RB 5 | 1.3 | 0 | RB 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
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74
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| WRs | |
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97
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80
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71
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82
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67
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68
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71
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72
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66
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77
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| Wide Receivers | Stats | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
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97
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LWR 1 | 66.7 | 150 | 104 | 1165 | 70 | 11.2 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1.2 | ||
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80
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RWR 2 | 52.7 | 71 | 49 | 670 | 70 | 13.7 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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71
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SWR 3 | 38.9 | 36 | 22 | 254 | 60 | 11.5 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1.6 | ||
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82
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LWR 4 | 46.5 | 55 | 40 | 561 | 70 | 14 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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67
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RWR 5 | 13.3 | 14 | 11 | 162 | 80 | 14.7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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68
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71
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72
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WR 9 | |||||||||||||||
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66
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WR 10 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 30 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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77
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| TEs | |
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69
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73
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70
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76
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| Tight Ends | Stats | Receiving | ||||||||||
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69
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TE 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
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73
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TE 2 | 47.4 | 48 | 34 | 341 | 70 | 10 | 24 | 7 | ||
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70
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TE 3 | 42 | 55 | 36 | 418 | 70 | 11.6 | 53 | 2 | ||
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76
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| OL | |
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86
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75
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75
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74
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75
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76
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69
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65
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72
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70
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65
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76
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67
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| Offensive Line | Stats | ||||||
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86
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LT 1 | OT | 67.3 | |||
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75
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C 1 | C | 65.6 | |||
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75
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RG 1 | G | 65.3 | |||
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74
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RT 1 | OT | 43.6 | |||
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75
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LG 1 | G | 60.3 | |||
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76
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C 2 | C | 17.9 | |||
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69
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LT 2 | OT | 0 | |||
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65
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RT 2 | OT | 23.6 | |||
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72
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OL 9 | C | ||||
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70
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OL 10 | OT | 62.8 | |||
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65
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OL 11 | OT | ||||
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76
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OL 12 | G | ||||
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67
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OL 13 | OT | ||||
Defense Depth Chart Stats
| Team Defense | Rating |
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| Houston Texans Texans |
88
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| Team Defense | Rating | Pts Allowed/Game | Yards Allowed/Game | Pass Yards Allowed/Game | Rush Yards Allowed/Game | Sacks | Fumbles | INT |
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| Houston Texans | 88
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24.1 | 388.3 | 267.2 | 121.1 | 31 | 10 | 12 |
| Special Teams | Rating |
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| Houston Texans Texans |
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| Special Teams | Rating | Kick Return TDs | Punt Return TDs | Field Goal Blocked | Punt Blocked | Extra Point Blocked | TDs |
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| Houston Texans | 0
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82
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61
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99
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74
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75
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66
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69
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72
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74
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76
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68
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82
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NT 1 | 41.9 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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61
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LDE 1 | 28.8 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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99
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RDE 1 | 60.2 | 24 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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74
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NT 2 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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75
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LDE 2 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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66
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RDE 2 | 25.1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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69
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RDE 3 | 26.8 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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72
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DL 8 | ||||||
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74
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DL 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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76
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DL 10 | ||||||
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68
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DL 11 |
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85
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74
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70
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85
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60
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72
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68
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68
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73
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68
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70
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85
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MIKE 1 | 61.6 | 101 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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74
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WILL 1 | 59.7 | 142 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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70
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JACK 1 | 32.9 | 51 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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85
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SLB 1 | 60.5 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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60
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WILL 2 | 21.6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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72
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SLB 2 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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68
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JACK 2 | 15.9 | 11 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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68
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MIKE 2 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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73
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LB 9 | 12.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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68
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LB 10 | ||||||
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70
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LB 11 | ||||||
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LB 12 |
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82
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80
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78
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82
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80
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73
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67
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81
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69
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73
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83
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69
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69
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73
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65
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70
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82
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FS 1 | 62.1 | 78 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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80
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RCB 1 | 66.2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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78
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SS 1 | 33.4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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82
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LCB 1 | 45.1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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80
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FS 2 | 11.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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73
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LCB 2 | 43.8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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67
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SS 2 | 1.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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81
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RCB 2 | 56 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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69
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LCB 3 | 8.4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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73
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RCB 3 | 58 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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83
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DB 11 | 63 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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69
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DB 12 | 10.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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69
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DB 13 | ||||||
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73
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DB 14 | ||||||
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65
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DB 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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70
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DB 16 | 23.2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DB 17 |
| Kickers | Rating |
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73
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| Kickers | Rating | Depth Position | Points | Field Goals Made | Field Goal % Made | Long | Extra Points Made | 0-19 FG Attempted/Made | 20-29 FG Attempted/Made | 30-39 FG Attempted/Made | 40-49 FG Attempted/Made | 50+ Attempted/Made |
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73
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K 1 | 100 | 20 | 80 | 54 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Punters | Rating |
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75
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| Punters | Rating | Depth Position |
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75
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P 1 |
Last Week's Texans Starting Lineup
| Quarterbacks | Stats | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
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84
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QB 1 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | 388 | 7.5 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 1 | ||||
| RB | |
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81
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67
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75
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75
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| Running Backs | Stats | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||
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81
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RB 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4.6 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||
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71
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RB 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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67
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RB 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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75
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RB 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 44 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 | |||
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75
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RB 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| WR | |
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82
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97
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67
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80
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| Wide Receivers | Stats | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
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82
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WR 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 80 | 50 | 26.7 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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97
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WR 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 118 | 60 | 13.1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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67
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WR 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 100 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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80
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WR 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 89 | 60 | 17.8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tight Ends | Stats | Receiving | ||||||||||
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73
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TE 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 7.3 | 9 | 1 | ||
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69
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TE 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| OL | |
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75
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75
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86
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74
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| Offensive Line | Stats | ||||
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75
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OL 1 | 0 | ||
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75
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OL 2 | 0 | ||
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86
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OL 3 | 0 | ||
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65
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OL 4 | 0 | ||
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74
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OL 5 | 0 | ||
2019 Texans Lineups
| Game | Score | Starting Lineup | Game | Score | Starting Lineup |
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| Week Playoffs: 1/12/20 at KC | 31-51 L | Deshaun Watson (QB), Carlos Hyde (RB), Keke Coutee (WR1), DeAndre Hopkins (WR2), Will Fuller (WR3), Darren Fells (TE), Tytus Howard (G), Laremy Tunsil (OT), Zach Fulton (G), Roderick Johnson (OT), Nick Martin (C) | |||
| Week Playoffs: 1/4/20 vs BUF | 22-19 W | Deshaun Watson (QB), Carlos Hyde (RB), DeAndre Hopkins (WR1), Will Fuller (WR2), Deandre Carter (WR3), Darren Fells (TE), Senio Kelemete (G), Zach Fulton (G), Laremy Tunsil (OT), Nick Martin (C), Seantrel Henderson (OT) | |||
| Week 17: 12/29/19 vs TEN | 14-35 L | AJ McCarron (QB), Carlos Hyde (RB), Deandre Carter (WR1), Steven Mitchell Jr. (WR2), Jordan Thomas (TE), Zach Fulton (G), Max Scharping (G), Roderick Johnson (OT), Nick Martin (C), Chris Clark (OT) | |||
| Week 16: 12/21/19 at TB | 23-20 W | Deshaun Watson (QB), Carlos Hyde (RB), Kenny Stills (WR1), DeAndre Hopkins (WR2), Will Fuller (WR3), Darren Fells (TE), Laremy Tunsil (OT), Chris Clark (OT), Nick Martin (C), Max Scharping (G), Zach Fulton (G) | |||
| Week 15: 12/15/19 at TEN | 24-21 W | Deshaun Watson (QB), Carlos Hyde (RB), DeAndre Hopkins (WR1), Will Fuller (WR2), Darren Fells (TE), Laremy Tunsil (OT), Nick Martin (C), Max Scharping (G), Chris Clark (OT), Zach Fulton (G) |
How does the WR position shake out for the Texans this year?
As of now, DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller are etched into the two corners. Keke Coutee has the starting slot spot. Hopkins was second overall in all of the NFL last year with 1,572 receiving yards and 5th overall with 11 receiving touchdowns. Behind the front line of receivers is Deandre Carter and Vincent Smith on the outsides and Isaac Whitney in the slot. Between the three of them, they share a total of five years of experience. They're young and relatively inexperienced, and frankly nothing too special. Houston has a solid group of starting wide receivers, but they had better hope they can all stay healthy, as they haven't put too many eggs in the 'wide receiver depth' basket. After enduring a season ending injury last year, Will Fuller's health becomes a very important factor in determining how successful Houston is on offense this year.
What does running back depth look like behind Miller?
Lamar Miller was tied for 11th overall in rushing yards at 973 in the 2018 season. On 210 attempts, he averaged 4.6 yards per carry. The way these numbers shake out, Miller is an incredibly solid RB1, but who's behind him? RB2 is currently Duke Johnson Jr. who spent the last four years on the Browns. At 25 years old, he's in what many would call a running back's prime and had a solid season as RB2 on the Browns last year. He averaged 5.0 yards per carry on 40 attempts. Behind Johnson is Karan Higdon who the Texans signed out of Michigan in the offseason after he went undrafted. Unless some miracle is in the works, it seems like Higdon will be a last resort guy as there's likely a reason he made it through the 2019 NFL Draft without hearing his name called.
How does the cornerback position look for Houston this season?
Jonathan Joseph and Briean Boddy-Calhoun currently make up the two starting corners for the Texans this year. They're solid, but don't seem to get put the pressure the Texans are truly wishing they would on opposing WRs. It seems like the Texans went and prioritized thhe linebacker position mores than CB, which isn't inherently bad, but it could mean some missed opportunities on big plays this season. Behind Joseph and Boddy-Calhoun are Aaron Colvin and Johnson Bademosi. In all honesty, aside from Jonathan Joseph, the other 3 corners mentioned seem to be pretty interchangeable. I wouldn't be surprised to see Houston changing up starters during the season based on in-season performance, as it doesn't really feel like anyone has a cemented spot at the position.
