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Houston Texans
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Depth Chart
Every Texans position with its starter and backups, in the order the club lists them. A player on the injury report carries his status in red and links to whether he is playing. Updated Mon, Oct 12.
Offense
| Pos | Starter |
|---|---|
| WR | Nico CollinsXavier Hutchinson · Tank Dell |
| WR | Marvin Harrison Jr.OutJaylin Noel · Jayden Higgins |
| WR | Kayshon BoutteJared Wayne |
| LT | Aireontae ErseryNate Thomas |
| LG | Keylan RutledgeWyatt Teller · Evan Brown |
| C | Evan BrownJake Andrews · Keylan Rutledge |
| RG | Ed IngramWyatt Teller · Febechi Nwaiwu |
| RT | Trent BrownBlake Fisher · Braden Smith |
| QB | C.J. StroudDavis Mills · Graham Mertz |
| TE | Dalton SchultzFoster Moreau · Cade Stover |
| RB | David MontgomeryDoubtfulWoody Marks · Dare Ogunbowale |
Defense
| Pos | Starter |
|---|---|
| LDE | Will Anderson Jr.Dominique Robinson · Chris Braswell |
| LDT | Tommy TogiaiKayden McDonald · Logan Hall |
| RDT | Sheldon RankinsJaden Crumedy · Mario Edwards Jr. |
| RDE | Danielle HunterJadeveon Clowney · Ali Gaye |
| WLB | Aiden FisherOutJamal Hill · Henry To'oTo'o |
| MLB | Azeez Al-ShaairKenneth Murray Jr. · K.C. Ossai |
| SLB | Jake HansenWade Woodaz · Jake Hummel |
| LCB | Derek Stingley Jr.Collin Wright · Bryce Hall |
| SS | Reed BlankenshipKamari Ramsey · Ja'Marcus Ingram |
| FS | Calen BullockM.J. Stewart |
| RCB | Kamari LassiterTremon Smith |
| NB | Jalen PitreDoubtful |
Special Teams
| Pos | Starter |
|---|---|
| PK | Ka'imi Fairbairn |
| P | Kai Kroeger |
| H | Kai Kroeger |
| PR | Jaylin NoelTremon Smith · Tank Dell |
| KR | Jaylin NoelTremon Smith · Woody Marks |
| LS | Austin Brinkman |
From ESPN's depth chart for the Texans, as of Mon, Oct 12. The order is the club's; we do not re-rank it.