Houston Texans 2026 Projections

Who projects best on the Houston Texans in 2026?

Ranked boards include players projected for at least 8 games. Backups and contingency options keep full projections and remain searchable, but are not ranked — a per-17-game pace is not a meaningful ranking for a player projected to play two games.

ROOKIEfirst-year playerNEW TEAMchanged teams

Showing 28 of 28 players

17-Game PaceInjury-Adjusted

1

C.J. Stroud

QB

HOU

Age 24

PPR

280.4

G17.0

Pass Yds4,114

Pass TD25.4

Rush Yds268

Rush TD1.9

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

2

Nico Collins

WR

HOU

Age 27

PPR

256.6

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds15

Rush TD0.2

Rec Yds1,220

Rec TD8.0

3

Davis Mills

QB

HOU

Age 27

PPR

254.5

G17.0

Statusnot ranked

Pass Yds3,813

Pass TD25.0

Rush Yds160

Rush TD1.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

4

David Montgomery

RB

HOU

Age 29NEW TEAM

PPR

184.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds873

Rush TD6.7

Rec Yds229

Rec TD0.9

5

Dalton Schultz

TE

HOU

Age 30

PPR

140.6

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds592

Rec TD3.7

6

Woody Marks

RB

HOU

Age 25

PPR

135.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds624

Rush TD3.9

Rec Yds183

Rec TD1.6

7

Tank Dell

WR

HOU

Age 26

PPR

118.2

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds17

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds545

Rec TD3.3

8

Jaylin Noel

WR

HOU

Age 23

PPR

109.8

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds10

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds501

Rec TD3.1

9

Xavier Hutchinson

WR

HOU

Age 26

PPR

54.3

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds257

Rec TD1.4

10

Jayden Higgins

WR

HOU

Age 23

PPR

48.1

G17.0

Statusnot ranked

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds213

Rec TD1.6

11

Jawhar Jordan

RB

HOU

Age 27

PPR

43.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds207

Rush TD1.2

Rec Yds59

Rec TD0.3

12

Cade Stover

TE

HOU

Age 26

PPR

41.8

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds177

Rec TD1.1

13

Justin Watson

WR

HOU

Age 30

PPR

24.7

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds121

Rec TD0.5

14

Joshua Pitsenberger

RB

HOU

ROOKIE

PPR

20.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds71

Rush TD0.5

Rec Yds43

Rec TD0.2

15

Noah Whittington

RB

HOU

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

20.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds71

Rush TD0.5

Rec Yds43

Rec TD0.2

16

Marlin Klein

TE

HOU

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

16.3

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds68

Rec TD0.5

17

Louis Hansen

TE

HOU

ROOKIE

PPR

11.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds48

Rec TD0.3

18

Daniel Sobkowicz

WR

HOU

ROOKIE

PPR

11.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds54

Rec TD0.2

19

Treyvhon Saunders

WR

HOU

ROOKIE

PPR

11.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds54

Rec TD0.2

20

Lewis Bond

WR

HOU

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

10.7

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds52

Rec TD0.2

21

Foster Moreau

TE

HOU

Age 29NEW TEAM

PPR

9.6

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds42

Rec TD0.3

22

British Brooks

RB

HOU

Age 26

PPR

8.3

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds63

Rush TD0.3

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

23

Evan Hull

RB

HOU

Age 25NEW TEAM

PPR

1.2

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds9

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds1

Rec TD0.0

24

Brevin Jordan

TE

HOU

Age 26

PPR

0.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds1

Rec TD0.0

25

Jha'Quan Jackson

WR

HOU

Age 26

PPR

0.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds1

Rec TD0.0

26

Layne Pryor

TE

HOU

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

27

Josh Kelly

WR

HOU

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

28

Jared Wayne

WR

HOU

Age 25

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

Houston Texans 2026 projections, 17-game pace

#	Player	G	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Rec Yds	Rec TD	PPR
1	C.J. Stroud QB HOU· Age 24	17.0	4,114	25.4	268	1.9	0	0.0	280.4
2	Nico Collins WR HOU· Age 27	17.0	0	0.0	15	0.2	1,220	8.0	256.6
3	Davis Mills QB HOU· Age 27· not ranked	17.0	3,813	25.0	160	1.0	0	0.0	254.5
4	David Montgomery RB HOU· Age 29NEW TEAM	17.0	0	0.0	873	6.7	229	0.9	184.5
5	Dalton Schultz TE HOU· Age 30	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	592	3.7	140.6
6	Woody Marks RB HOU· Age 25	17.0	0	0.0	624	3.9	183	1.6	135.4
7	Tank Dell WR HOU· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	17	0.0	545	3.3	118.2
8	Jaylin Noel WR HOU· Age 23	17.0	0	0.0	10	0.0	501	3.1	109.8
9	Xavier Hutchinson WR HOU· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	257	1.4	54.3
10	Jayden Higgins WR HOU· Age 23· not ranked	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	213	1.6	48.1
11	Jawhar Jordan RB HOU· Age 27	17.0	0	0.0	207	1.2	59	0.3	43.4
12	Cade Stover TE HOU· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	177	1.1	41.8
13	Justin Watson WR HOU· Age 30	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	121	0.5	24.7
14	Joshua Pitsenberger RB HOUROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	71	0.5	43	0.2	20.9
15	Noah Whittington RB HOU· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	71	0.5	43	0.2	20.9
16	Marlin Klein TE HOU· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	68	0.5	16.3
17	Louis Hansen TE HOUROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	48	0.3	11.5
18	Daniel Sobkowicz WR HOUROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	54	0.2	11.1
19	Treyvhon Saunders WR HOUROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	54	0.2	11.1
20	Lewis Bond WR HOU· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	52	0.2	10.7
21	Foster Moreau TE HOU· Age 29NEW TEAM	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	42	0.3	9.6
22	British Brooks RB HOU· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	63	0.3	0	0.0	8.3
23	Evan Hull RB HOU· Age 25NEW TEAM	17.0	0	0.0	9	0.0	1	0.0	1.2
24	Brevin Jordan TE HOU· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.0	0.1
25	Jha'Quan Jackson WR HOU· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.0	0.1
26	Layne Pryor TE HOU	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
27	Josh Kelly WR HOU	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
28	Jared Wayne WR HOU· Age 25	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0