AFC South
Houston Texans
9-72016 Season
Points For
279
Points Against
328
Differential
-49
Quarterbacks (3)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Tom Savage | QB | 6' 4" | 230 lbs | 36 | 5 | Pittsburgh; Arizona; Rutgers |
| 5 |  Brandon Weeden | QB | 6' 3" | 230 lbs | 42 | 7 | Oklahoma State |
| 17 |  Brock Osweiler | QB | 6' 7" | 240 lbs | 35 | 6 | Arizona State |
Running Backs (9)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  Kenny Hilliard | RB | 5' 11" | 226 lbs | 34 | 1 | LSU |
| 22 |  Chris Polk | RB | 5' 11" | 222 lbs | 36 | 4 | Washington |
| 26 |  Lamar Miller | RB | 5' 10" | 221 lbs | 35 | 9 | Miami |
| 28 |  Alfred Blue | RB | 6' 2" | 225 lbs | 35 | 6 | LSU |
| 33 |  Akeem Hunt | RB | 5' 10" | 185 lbs | 33 | 3 | Purdue |
| 34 |  Tyler Ervin | RB | 5' 10" | 192 lbs | 32 | 5 | San Jose State |
| 41 |  Jonathan Grimes | RB | 5' 10" | 210 lbs | 36 | 4 | William & Mary |
| 45 |  Jay Prosch | RB | 6' 1" | 255 lbs | 33 | 4 | Auburn; Illinois |
| 47 |  Soma Vainuku | RB | 6' 0" | 255 lbs | 34 | 0 | USC |
Wide Receivers (9)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  Tevin Jones | WR | 6' 2" | 225 lbs | 33 | 1 | Memphis |
| 10 |  DeAndre Hopkins | WR | 6' 1" | 210 lbs | 34 | 13 | Clemson |
| 11 |  Jaelen Strong | WR | 6' 2" | 220 lbs | 32 | 3 | Arizona State; Pierce College |
| 12 |  Keith Mumphery | WR | 6' 0" | 210 lbs | 34 | 2 | Michigan State |
| 13 |  Braxton Miller | WR | 6' 2" | 215 lbs | 33 | 3 | Ohio State |
| 14 |  Quenton Bundrage | WR | 6' 2" | 190 lbs | 34 | 0 | Iowa State |
| 15 |  Will Fuller | WR | 6' 1" | 184 lbs | 32 | 6 | Notre Dame |
| 19 |  Josh Lenz | WR | 6' 0" | 194 lbs | 35 | 1 | Iowa State |
| 82 |  Wendall Williams | WR | 5' 10" | 185 lbs | 35 | 0 | Cumberland College |
Tight Ends (5)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  RaShaun Allen | TE | 6' 4" | 250 lbs | 36 | 2 | Southern |
| 81 |  Anthony Denham | TE | 6' 4" | 235 lbs | 35 | 2 | Utah; East Los Angeles College |
| 84 |  Ryan Griffin | TE | 6' 6" | 255 lbs | 36 | 10 | Connecticut |
| 87 |  C.J. Fiedorowicz | TE | 6' 5" | 265 lbs | 34 | 4 | Iowa |
| 89 |  Stephen Anderson | TE | 6' 3" | 230 lbs | 33 | 6 | California |
Offensive Line (19)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  Laurence Gibson | OL | 6' 6" | 300 lbs | 35 | 1 | Virginia Tech |
| 62 |  Chad Slade | OL | 6' 5" | 315 lbs | 34 | 3 | Auburn |
| 63 |  Kendall Lamm | OL | 6' 5" | 305 lbs | 34 | 10 | Appalachian State |
| 64 |  Dalton Freeman | OL | 6' 5" | 291 lbs | 36 | 2 | Clemson |
| 65 |  Greg Mancz | OL | 6' 4" | 302 lbs | 34 | 8 | Toledo |
| 66 |  Nick Martin | OL | 6' 4" | 295 lbs | 33 | 7 | Notre Dame |
| 67 |  Arturo Uzdavinis | OL | 6' 7" | 305 lbs | 33 | 0 | Tulane |
| 68 |  Tony Bergstrom | OL | 6' 5" | 310 lbs | 39 | 9 | Utah |
| 69 |  Andrew McDonald | OL | 6' 6" | 310 lbs | 37 | 2 | Indiana |
| 70 |  Jeff Adams | OL | 6' 7" | 305 lbs | 36 | 3 | Columbia |
| 71 |  Xavier Su'a-Filo | OL | 6' 4" | 310 lbs | 35 | 8 | UCLA |
| 72 |  Derek Newton | OL | 6' 6" | 315 lbs | 38 | 8 | Arkansas State; Hinds CC |
| 73 |  Josh Walker | OL | 6' 5" | 330 lbs | 35 | 4 | Middle Tennessee State |
| 73 |  Karim Barton | OL | 6' 3" | 313 lbs | 34 | 1 | Morgan State |
| 74 |  Chris Clark | OL | 6' 5" | 305 lbs | 40 | 10 | Southern Mississippi |
| 76 |  Duane Brown | OL | 6' 4" | 329 lbs | 40 | 16 | Virginia Tech |
| 77 |  David Quessenberry | OL | 6' 5" | 310 lbs | 35 | 9 | San Jose State |
| 78 |  Oday Aboushi | OL | 6' 5" | 315 lbs | 35 | 10 | Virginia |
| 79 |  Jeff Allen | OL | 6' 4" | 305 lbs | 36 | 8 | Illinois |
Defensive Line (14)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |  Brandon Dunn | DL | 6' 2" | 310 lbs | 33 | 5 | Louisville |
| — |  Dan Pettinato | DL | 6' 4" | 277 lbs | 34 | 1 | Arizona |
| 59 |  Whitney Mercilus | LB | 6' 4" | 258 lbs | 36 | 10 | Illinois |
| 61 |  Alex Carrington | DL | 6' 5" | 301 lbs | 39 | 6 | Arkansas State |
| 61 |  Eric Lee | LB | 6' 3" | 255 lbs | 31 | 3 | University of South Florida |
| 75 |  Vince Wilfork | DL | 6' 2" | 325 lbs | 44 | 13 | Miami |
| 91 |  Devon Still | DL | 6' 5" | 305 lbs | 37 | 4 | Penn State |
| 93 |  Joel Heath | DL | 6' 6" | 302 lbs | 33 | 4 | Michigan State |
| 94 |  Antonio Smith | DL | 6' 3" | 290 lbs | 44 | 13 | Oklahoma State; Northeast Oklahoma |
| 95 |  Christian Covington | DL | 6' 2" | 300 lbs | 32 | 9 | Rice |
| 97 |  Jeoffrey Pagan | DL | 6' 3" | 310 lbs | 33 | 2 | Alabama |
| 97 |  Ufomba Kamalu | DL | 6' 6" | 295 lbs | 33 | 3 | Miami; Butler County JC |
| 98 |  DJ Reader | DL | 6' 3" | 335 lbs | 32 | 11 | Clemson |
| 99 |  J.J. Watt | DL | 6' 5" | 288 lbs | 37 | 12 | Wisconsin; Central Michigan |
Linebackers (13)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 |  Shakeel Rashad | LB | 6' 2" | 235 lbs | 32 | 0 | North Carolina |
| 48 |  Gerald Rivers | LB | 6' 2" | 250 lbs | 36 | 2 | Mississippi |
| 49 |  Tony Washington | LB | 6' 4" | 250 lbs | 34 | 2 | Oregon |
| 50 |  Akeem Dent | LB | 6' 1" | 250 lbs | 38 | 6 | Georgia |
| 51 |  John Simon | LB | 6' 2" | 260 lbs | 35 | 9 | Ohio State |
| 52 |  Brian Peters | LB | 6' 4" | 240 lbs | 37 | 4 | Northwestern College (Ia) |
| 53 |  Max Bullough | LB | 6' 3" | 245 lbs | 34 | 2 | Michigan State |
| 54 |  Carlos Thompson | LB | 6' 5" | 250 lbs | 34 | 2 | Mississippi |
| 55 |  Benardrick McKinney | LB | 6' 4" | 257 lbs | 33 | 7 | Mississippi State |
| 56 |  Brian Cushing | LB | 6' 3" | 250 lbs | 39 | 9 | USC |
| 57 |  Brennan Scarlett | LB | 6' 4" | 263 lbs | 33 | 7 | Stanford; California |
| 58 |  Reshard Cliett | LB | 6' 2" | 225 lbs | 34 | 2 | University of South Florida |
| 90 |  Jadeveon Clowney | DL | 6' 5" | 266 lbs | 33 | 12 | South Carolina |
Defensive Backs (15)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Don Jones | DB | 5' 11" | 195 lbs | 36 | 5 | Arkansas State; Mississippi Gulf Coast CC |
| 21 |  A.J. Bouye | DB | 6' 0" | 191 lbs | 34 | 9 | UCF |
| 22 |  Denzel Rice | DB | 6' 0" | 185 lbs | 33 | 3 | Coastal Carolina |
| 23 |  Kurtis Drummond | DB | 6' 1" | 210 lbs | 34 | 3 | Michigan State |
| 24 |  Johnathan Joseph | DB | 5' 11" | 186 lbs | 42 | 15 | South Carolina; Coffeyville CC |
| 25 |  Kareem Jackson | DB | 5' 10" | 183 lbs | 38 | 15 | Alabama |
| 27 |  Quintin Demps | DB | 5' 11" | 216 lbs | 41 | 10 | Texas-El Paso |
| 29 |  Andre Hal | DB | 5' 10" | 195 lbs | 34 | 5 | Vanderbilt |
| 30 |  Kevin Johnson | DB | 6' 0" | 185 lbs | 33 | 6 | Wake Forest |
| 32 |  Robert Nelson | DB | 5' 9" | 175 lbs | 36 | 3 | Arizona State |
| 35 |  Eddie Pleasant | DB | 5' 10" | 210 lbs | 37 | 6 | Oregon |
| 36 |  K.J. Dillon | DB | 6' 1" | 205 lbs | 33 | 2 | West Virginia |
| 39 |  Lonnie Ballentine | DB | 6' 3" | 215 lbs | 33 | 3 | Memphis |
| 40 |  Duke Thomas | DB | 5' 11" | 185 lbs | 32 | 2 | Texas |
| 43 |  Corey Moore | DB | 6' 2" | 200 lbs | 33 | 3 | Georgia |
Special Teams (4)
| # | Name | Pos | HT | WT | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Ka'imi Fairbairn | K | 6' 0" | 183 lbs | 32 | 11 | UCLA |
| 8 |  Nick Novak | K | 6' 0" | 200 lbs | 44 | 10 | Maryland |
| 9 |  Shane Lechler | P | 6' 2" | 240 lbs | 49 | 18 | Texas A&M |
| 46 |  Jon Weeks | LS | 5' 10" | 242 lbs | 40 | 17 | Baylor |