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Inside the 2026 Texans active roster

Houston’s squad has star power at several premium positions, led by quarterback C.J. Stroud, pass rusher Danielle Hunter, and cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. Together, they give the Texans established anchors on both sides of the ball.

Use the Houston Texans roster below to see how the rest of the team fits around that core, with current players organized by position. Our injury report farther down tracks player availability throughout the season.

#	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Age	Birth place
Offense
60	Jake Andrews	C	6'3"	308 lbs	26	Millbrook, AL
82	Lewis Bond	WR	5'11"	190 lbs	23	Chicago, IL
44	British Brooks	RB	5'11"	225 lbs	26	Gastonia, NC
67	Evan Brown	G	6'3"	320 lbs	29	Southlake, TX
77	Trent Brown	OT	6'8"	380 lbs	33	Albany, GA
12	Nico Collins	WR	6'4"	222 lbs	27	Birmingham, AL
65	Eli Cox	C	6'4"	309 lbs	25	Nicholasville, KY
1	Tank Dell	WR	5'10"	165 lbs	26	Daytona Beach, FL
79	Aireontae Ersery	OT	6'6"	330 lbs	24	Kansas City, MO
57	Blake Fisher	OT	6'6"	312 lbs	23	Avon, IN
76	Sam Hagen	G	6'6"	320 lbs	22	Fordville, ND
81	Jayden Higgins	WR	6'4"	215 lbs	23	South Miami, FL
19	Xavier Hutchinson	WR	6'3"	210 lbs	26	Jacksonville, FL
69	Ed Ingram	G	6'3"	307 lbs	27	Desoto, TX
88	Jha'Quan Jackson	WR	5'9"	188 lbs	26	Luling, LA
9	Brevin Jordan	TE	6'3"	245 lbs	26	Las Vegas, NV
25	Jawhar Jordan	RB	5'10"	185 lbs	26	Long Island, NY
85	Josh Kelly	WR	6'1"	192 lbs	25	Fresno, CA
63	Jarrett Kingston	OT	6'4"	308 lbs	26	Anderson, CA
83	Marlin Klein	TE	6'6"	250 lbs	23	Cologne, Germany
4	Woody Marks	RB	5'10"	208 lbs	25	Atlanta, GA
18	Graham Mertz	QB	6'2"	216 lbs	25	Overland Park, KS
10	Davis Mills	QB	6'4"	225 lbs	27	Duluth, GA
32	David Montgomery	RB	5'11"	230 lbs	29	Cincinnati, OH
87	Foster Moreau	TE	6'4"	250 lbs	29	New Orleans, LA
70	James Neal III	OT	6'6"	325 lbs	23	Grayson, GA
13	Jaylin Noel	WR	5'11"	201 lbs	23	Kansas City, MO
64	Febechi Nwaiwu	G	6'4"	319 lbs	23	Coppell, TX
54	Jarrett Patterson	G	6'4"	310 lbs	26	Laguna Hills, CA
31	Josh Pitsenberger	RB	6'0"	215 lbs	22	Bethesda, MD
49	Layne Pryor	TE	6'2"	250 lbs	23	Woodbine, IA
66	Keylan Rutledge	G	6'4"	330 lbs	22	Royston, GA
14	Treyvhon Saunders	WR	5'9"	190 lbs	22	Columbus, OH
86	Dalton Schultz	TE	6'5"	242 lbs	30	South Jordan, UT
71	Braden Smith	OT	6'6"	312 lbs	30	Olathe, KS
17	Daniel Sobkowicz	WR	6'3"	205 lbs	23	Arlington Heights, IL
8	Cade Stover	TE	6'4"	251 lbs	26	Mansfield, OH
7	C.J. Stroud	QB	6'3"	218 lbs	24	Inland Empire, CA
75	Wyatt Teller	G	6'4"	315 lbs	31	Bealeton, VA
84	Justin Watson	WR	6'2"	215 lbs	30	Bridgeville, PA
89	Jared Wayne	WR	6'3"	210 lbs	25	Peterborough, Canada
26	Noah Whittington	RB	5'8"	203 lbs	24	Fort Valley, GA
11	Juwann Winfree	WR	6'1"	210 lbs	29	Englewood, NJ
42	Owen Wright	RB	5'9"	217 lbs	27	Bethesda, MD
Defense
0	Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	6'2"	228 lbs	29	Tampa, FL
51	Will Anderson Jr.	DE	6'4"	243 lbs	24	Hampton, GA
96	Dominic Bailey	DT	6'3"	292 lbs	24	Salisbury, MD
6	Reed Blankenship	S	6'1"	203 lbs	27	Athens, AL
2	Calen Bullock	S	6'3"	190 lbs	23	Pasadena, CA
50	Solomon Byrd	DE	6'3"	250 lbs	26	Palmdale, CA
90	Jadeveon Clowney	DE	6'5"	266 lbs	33	Rock Hill, SC
17	Brandon Codrington	CB	5'9"	185 lbs	25	Raleigh, NC
97	Mario Edwards Jr.	DT	6'3"	280 lbs	32	Gautier, MS
59	Aiden Fisher	LB	6'1"	231 lbs	22	Fredericksburg, VA
95	Ali Gaye	DE	6'6"	265 lbs	27	Lynnwood, WA
90	Logan Hall	DE	6'6"	283 lbs	26	Belton, TX
41	Stephen Hall	CB	6'0"	202 lbs	24	Memphis, TN
58	Kyonte Hamilton	DT	6'4"	304 lbs	23	District Heights, MD
35	Jake Hansen	LB	6'1"	230 lbs	28	Tarpon Springs, FL
94	Sabastian Harsh	DE	6'2"	255 lbs	24	Scottsbluff, NE
56	Jamal Hill	LB	6'0"	227 lbs	25	Rex, GA
92	Dylan Horton	DE	6'4"	275 lbs	25	Frisco, TX
33	Jake Hummel	LB	6'1"	229 lbs	27	Des Moines, IA
55	Danielle Hunter	DE	6'5"	263 lbs	31	Katy, TX
28	Alijah Huzzie	CB	5'10"	195 lbs	25	LaGrange, GA
20	Ja'Marcus Ingram	CB	6'2"	190 lbs	28	Dallas, TX
91	Naquan Jones	DT	6'3"	313 lbs	28	Evanston, IL
3	Kamari Lassiter	CB	6'0"	180 lbs	23	Savannah, GA
14	Marte Mapu	LB	6'3"	230 lbs	26	Hawthorne, CA
93	Kayden McDonald	DT	6'3"	326 lbs	21	Suwanee, GA
21	Kaevon Merriweather	S	6'0"	212 lbs	26	Belleville, MI
52	K.C. Ossai	LB	6'1"	240 lbs	23	Conroe, TX
5	Jalen Pitre	S	6'0"	200 lbs	27	Stafford, TX
27	Kamari Ramsey	S	6'0"	205 lbs	21	Palmdale, CA
98	Sheldon Rankins	DT	6'2"	305 lbs	32	Covington, GA
23	Jaylen Reed	S	6'0"	212 lbs	23	Detroit, MI
97	Dominique Robinson	DE	6'5"	275 lbs	28	Canton, OH
22	Jaylin Smith	CB	5'11"	190 lbs	22	Palmdale, CA
11	Tremon Smith	CB	5'11"	190 lbs	30	Anniston, AL
45	E.J. Speed	LB	6'4"	227 lbs	31	Fort Worth, TX
29	M.J. Stewart	S	5'11"	205 lbs	30	Arlington, VA
24	Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	6'1"	195 lbs	25	Baton Rouge, LA
39	Henry To'oTo'o	LB	6'2"	228 lbs	25	Sacramento, CA
72	Tommy Togiai	DT	6'2"	296 lbs	26	Pocatello, ID
30	Wade Woodaz	LB	6'3"	235 lbs	22	Tampa, FL
37	Collin Wright	CB	6'0"	195 lbs	22	Missouri City, TX
Special Teams
40	Austin Brinkman	LS	6'4"	241 lbs	24	Bel Air, MD
15	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	6'0"	183 lbs	32	Kailua, HI
36	Chris Freeman	PK	6'1"	200 lbs	—	Zionsville, IN
38	Kai Kroeger	P	6'3"	213 lbs	24	Lake Forest, IL
InjuredReserveOrOut
44	Sione Takitaki	LB	6'1"	238 lbs	31	Fontana, CA

Current Texans injury report

Player	Status	Expected return	Injury	Details
Braden Smith	Out	Mid-October	Foot (Plantar Fasciitis)	out
Kyonte Hamilton	Injured Reserve	February	Undisclosed	Hamilton (undisclosed) reverted to the Texans' injured reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Solomon Byrd	Injured Reserve	February	Ankle (Sprain)	Byrd (ankle) reverted to the Texans' injured reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Ali Gaye	Injured Reserve	February	Knee	The Texans placed Gaye (knee) on injured reserve Sunday.
M.J. Stewart	Out	Mid-October	Quadriceps	Stewart (quadriceps) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Texans on Sunday.
E.J. Speed	Out	February	Quadriceps (Surgery)	Speed (quadriceps) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Texans on Sunday.
Ja'Marcus Ingram	Injured Reserve	Mid-October	Shoulder	The Texans placed Ingram (shoulder) on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Tank Dell	Injured Reserve	Mid-October	Left Knee - ACL + MCL (Surgery)	Dell (knee) will begin the season on IR with a designation to return, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Jadeveon Clowney	Questionable	Mid-September	Ankle	Clowney (ankle) did not participate in Wednesday's practice, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Dylan Horton	Injured Reserve	February	Achilles (Surgery)	The Texans placed Horton (Achilles) on injured reserve Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Wade Woodaz	Questionable	Mid-September	Thumb (Surgery)	Woodaz (thumb) is expected to be ready for the Texans' regular-season opener Sunday, Sept. 13 against the Bills, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
British Brooks	Questionable	Mid-September	Hand (Surgery)	Brooks (hand) was back at practice with the Texans on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
K.C. Ossai	Injured Reserve	February	Undisclosed	The Texans placed Ossai (undisclosed) on injured reserve Saturday.
Jayden Higgins	Injured Reserve	February	Knee - ACL (Surgery)	The Texans placed Higgins (knee) on injured reserve Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.