Houston Texans Fantasy Outlook 2026

The draftable Texans for 2026: depth chart, expert consensus, ADP and projections, plus the team's strength of schedule and bye week.

AFC SouthBye week 8Schedule: Easy (28 of 32)

Who to draft

The Texans’ top fantasy assets by expert consensus.

WRNico CollinsECR #13 · 262 proj

RBDavid MontgomeryECR #59 · 206 proj

RBWoody MarksECR #132 · 84 proj

Depth chart

QBQuarterbacks

Player	ECR	Pos rank	ADP	Proj
C.J. Stroud	#138	QB23	202	248
Davis Mills	#508	QB52	-	12

RBRunning backs

Player	ECR	Pos rank	ADP	Proj
David Montgomery	#59	RB21	46	206
Woody Marks	#132	RB42	148	84
Jawhar Jordan	#421	RB116	-	27

WRWide receivers

Player	ECR	Pos rank	ADP	Proj
Nico Collins	#13	WR9	23	262
Kayshon Boutte	#159	WR60	195	125
Jaylin Noel	#203	WR76	214	85
Xavier Hutchinson	#322	WR111	-	37
Mitchell Tinsley	#532	WR178	-	-
Jayden HigginsIR	-	WR47	227	-

TETight ends

Player	ECR	Pos rank	ADP	Proj
Dalton Schultz	#151	TE18	178	151
Marlin Klein	#441	TE63	-	30

KKickers

Player	ECR	Pos rank	ADP	Proj
Ka'imi Fairbairn	#189	K2	127	113

DSTDefense

Player	ECR	Pos rank	ADP	Proj
Houston Texans	#154	DST1	96	104

Strength of schedule

How tough the Texans' 2026 slate is, by the points each opponent's defense allowed last season.

2026 overall#28 of 32EasyOpponents allowed 23.2 pts/gm in 2025

Week by week Easy Medium Hardopponent · pts allowed/gm

Wk 1

BUF

21.5

Wk 2

CIN

25.6

Wk 3

@IND

23.4

Wk 4

DAL

29.9

Wk 5

@TEN

26.7

Wk 6

@JAX

19.1

Wk 7

NYG

25.5

Wk 8

BYE

Wk 9

@LAC

19.3

Wk 10

@CLE

21.8

Wk 11

IND

23.4

Wk 12

BAL

23.1

Wk 13

@PIT

22.3

Wk 14

@WAS

26.2

Wk 15

JAX

19.1

Wk 16

@PHI

Wk 17

@GB

21.2

Wk 18

TEN

26.7

vs QBs

Easy#29

vs RBs

Easy#28

vs WRs

Easy#26

vs TEs

Medium#13

AFC South rivals

Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans

Consensus and ADP via FantasyPros; projections and stats via the Sleeper API (PPR). Refreshed daily.