Houston Texans
Team/HC DeMeco Ryans

Houston Texans

1-4 · 22.0 points for, 22.4 against a game · bye Week 8
01

Week 6

HOU
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Sun · Oct 18 · 9:30 AM ET
Wembley Stadium
JAX
LineJAX -2.5Total42.5HOU20JAX22.5Rest7 days (JAX 7)Forecast55°F, wind 9 mph
Matchup by position
JAX D vs HOUHOU D vs JAX
QBs#8#15
RBs#3#4
WRs#25#31
TEs#7#6
Pass (EPA)#8#12
Run (EPA)#1#11

Each defense's rank in fantasy points allowed to that position (EPA for pass and run), entering Week 6. 1 = stingiest, 32 = softest: green is the softer matchup.

Our Week 6 projectionsHOU players

QB21
14.4
WR11
13.4
RB22
10.0
WR43
7.0
TE21
6.5
WR54
6.1
TE46
2.3
TE69
0.9
TE75
0.6

Our projections and position ranks this week, the same numbers as the weekly rankings.

02

Offense

Through W5
Points/game
22.0
19th of 32
EPA/play
0.005
13th of 32
Success rate
42.4%
18th of 32
Explosive rate
10.0%
12th of 32
Third-down rate
38.6%
19th of 32
Red-zone trips/g
3.8
7th of 32
Red-zone TD rate
52.6%
25th of 32
Turnovers/game
0.4
2nd of 32
Sacks allowed/g
2.8
25th of 32
Plays/game
62.2
13th of 32 (1 = most)

Play stylerank 1 = most

Sec/play neutral
30.9
6th of 32 (1 = fastest)
Pass rate vs exp
−3.8%
12th most of 32
Neutral pass %
60.9%
9th most of 32
Pass % trailing
80.0%
4th most of 32
Pass % leading
53.6%
6th most of 32
Motion rate
56.2%
19th most of 32
Play-action rate
22.2%
22nd most of 32
Screen rate
3.5%
25th most of 32
RPO rate
2.9%
22nd most of 32

2026 through Week 5. Rank among the 32 offenses (1 = best unless noted). Tap a tile for the full name.

Quarterback

C.J. Stroud17.8pts/g
5 g · 1,402 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT · 185 att
+0.09 EPA/dropback · CPOE +2.5 · 15-71 rushing, 1 TD
03

Who gets the ball

Target treeshare of team targets

Nico Collins WR26.3%25 tgt
Xavier Hutchinson WR18.5%31 tgt
Dalton Schultz TE16.3%31 tgt
Kayshon Boutte WR10.8%18 tgt
Jaylin Noel WR10.0%17 tgt
Jared Wayne WR8.2%12 tgt
Foster Moreau TE7.7%12 tgt
Woody Marks RB6.9%13 tgt
WRTERB
Nico CollinsXavier HutchinsonDalton SchultzKayshon Boutte
0%10%20%30%40%W1W2W3W4W521%15%15%12%

Backfieldshare of team carries

David Montgomery RB44.4%52 car
Woody Marks RB36.8%43 car
C.J. Stroud QB12.8%15 car

David Montgomery: 50% of carries inside the 5 · Woody Marks: 33% of carries inside the 5 · C.J. Stroud: 17% of carries inside the 5

David MontgomeryWoody Marks
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%W1W2W3W4W556%19%
04

Game log

W5
@ TEN
Pass 59% PROE +1.9 61 plays implied 22.0
Stroud 261 yds, 1 TD Marks 15-62 Hutchinson 4-65 Schultz 30 yds
W
26-3
W4
vs DAL
Pass 62% PROE −5.3 50 plays implied 25.8
Stroud 347 yds, 2 TD Montgomery 10-24 Collins 7-118 Schultz 9 yds
L
30-34
W3
@ IND
Pass 59% PROE −9.0 51 plays implied 21.5
Stroud 167 yds, 1 TD Montgomery 11-33 Hutchinson 3-51 Moreau 7 yds
L
17-19
W2
vs CIN
Pass 76% PROE +2.1 76 plays implied 24.3
Stroud 353 yds, 0 TD Marks 8-8 Boutte 3-37 Schultz 140 yds
L
6-20
W1
vs BUF
Pass 56% PROE −8.5 73 plays implied 21.5
Stroud 274 yds, 2 TD Montgomery 20-60 Collins 7-75 Schultz 35 yds
L
31-36

Newest first. Pass rate with pass rate over expected (PROE), plays and the implied team total before the game. Leaders: passing, top rusher, top WR and TE by targets.

05

Defense

Fantasy points allowedPPR, by position and week

AvgW1W2W3W4W5
QB16.6#1535.716.27.918.15.0
RB16.9#410.514.410.633.715.3
WR41.0#3141.544.434.058.526.7
TE9.0#619.72.517.34.11.5

Rank = the 32 defenses on PPR points allowed to that position a game (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Colors compare each week to every defense that week.

Where they give it upby depth and side

#31
33.6 receiving fantasy points a game allowed to WRs overall (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.0#1
3.1#27
4.7#25
Middle 10–19
2.1#13
5.7#31
4.4#29
Short 0–9
4.5#20
2.8#24
4.7#24
Behind line
0.4#13
0.2#27
1.0#25
StingySoft

Big number: points a game this defense allows to that position in the zone; # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point. 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Defense numbersrank 1 = best

Points allowed/g
22.4
15th of 32
EPA/play allowed
-0.044
10th of 32
Success allowed
38.8%
3rd of 32
Big plays allowed
8.7%
12th of 32
RZ TD% allowed
58.3%
15th of 32
Sacks/game
3.6
2nd of 32
Sack or hit rate
18.0%
8th of 32
Blitz rate
20.0%
30th most of 32
Coverage and pressure
Blitz rate
10%
29th most · 2026
Pass rushers
4.25
per dropback, 2026
Men in the box
6.4
20th most · 2026
Man coverage
32%
15th most · 2025
Pressure rate
31%
16th most · 2025

2025 shells: Cover 1 29%, Cover 3 23%, Cover 2 23%, Cover 4 12%. Man/zone and shells are charted after the season, so 2025 is the latest. 2026 front from FTN charting through Week 5.

06

Schedule

P / R = the opponent's rank against the pass and the run (EPA, 1 = best defense, 32 = worst). Color = the average of the two: green is the softer schedule. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs.

07

Depth & injuries

Team note · Oct 13

WR Marvin Harrison Jr. arrives by trade (Oct. 11) and can debut Week 6 at Jacksonville. RB David Montgomery (groin) is week-to-week and doubtful; Woody Marks leads the backfield. WR Tank Dell's IR practice window is open.

QB
RB
RB3
Dare Ogunbowale
WR
TE

Depth chart as of Oct 14, 2026. Changes since Oct 8: Graham Mertz QB4 -> QB3; Mark Gronowski off the top of the QB chart; Marvin Harrison Jr. new at WR2; Xavier Hutchinson WR2 -> WR4; Jaylin Noel off the top of the WR chart.

Injury reportWeek 6, official

No QB, RB, WR or TE on the Week 6 report.

Sleeper designations (Oct 10)
IR (Knee - ACL + MCL)
IR (Knee - ACL)
Graham Mertz QB
IR (Knee - ACL)
08

Players

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB projections and data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files. Nothing here is betting advice.