2018 Houston Texans Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Bill O'Brien (11-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
2018 Houston Texans StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Lost Wild Card
Coach: Bill O'Brien (11-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
2018 Houston Texans Results
The Houston Texans of the National Football League ended the 2018 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference.
Houston scored 402 points, while the solid defensive unit yielded 316. Deshaun Watson led the charge, passing for 4,165 yards. DeAndre Hopkins topped all receivers, hauling in 115 passes for 1,572 yards.
Lamar Miller ran for a team-leading 973 yards for the Texans.
The larcenous defense manufactured 29 turnovers. Justin Reid and Andre Hal each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition. J.J. Watt paced pass rushers with 16 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 43 sacks.
Bill O'Brien coached the team. The 2018 Houston Texans lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Tyrell Adams | LB | April 11, 1992 | 6'2" | 228 | West Georgia | 4 | 0 | |
| 88 | Jordan Akins | TE | April 19, 1992 | 6'4" | 250 | Central Florida | Locust Grove, GA | 16 | 6 |
| 23 | Johnson Bademosi | DB | July 23, 1990 | 6'0" | 200 | Stanford | Washington, DC | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Angelo Blackson | DT | November 14, 1992 | 6'4" | 318 | Auburn | 16 | 4 | |
| 28 | Alfred Blue | RB | April 27, 1991 | 6'2" | 223 | LSU | 16 | 2 | |
| 39 | Deante Burton | WR | July 12, 1994 | 6'2" | 205 | Kansas St. | Manhattan, KS | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DeAndre Carter | WR | April 10, 1993 | 5'8" | 190 | Sacramento State | San Jose, CA | 7 | 3 |
| 90 | Jadeveon Clowney | ROLB | February 14, 1993 | 6'5" | 266 | South Carolina | 15 | 14 | |
| 18 | Sammie Coates | WR | March 31, 1993 | 6'2" | 213 | Auburn | 12 | 0 | |
| 51 | Dylan Cole | LB | May 19, 1994 | 6'0" | 220 | Missouri St. | Springfield, MO | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Aaron Colvin | CB | October 2, 1991 | 5'11" | 177 | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | |
| 16 | Keke Coutee | WR | January 14, 1997 | 5'11" | 180 | Texas Tech | Lufkin, TX | 6 | 2 |
| 95 | Christian Covington | DT | October 16, 1993 | 6'3" | 295 | Rice | 12 | 2 | |
| 41 | Zach Cunningham | RILB | December 12, 1994 | 6'3" | 234 | Vanderbilt | Pinson, AL | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Trevor Daniel | P | December 8, 1994 | 6'1" | 225 | Tennessee | Dickson, TN | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Julie'n Davenport | LT | January 9, 1995 | 6'7" | 318 | Bucknell | Camden, NJ | 16 | 15 |
| 92 | Brandon Dunn | NT | September 5, 1992 | 6'2" | 300 | Louisville | 14 | 10 | |
| 53 | Duke Ejiofor | DE | April 24, 1995 | 6'4" | 275 | Wake Forest | Houston, TX | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Bruce Ellington | WR | August 22, 1991 | 5'9" | 197 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | |
| 21 | Tyler Ervin | RB | October 7, 1993 | 5'10" | 192 | San Jose St. | San Bernardino, CA | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K | January 29, 1994 | 6'0" | 185 | UCLA | Kailua, HI | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | April 24, 1996 | 6'0" | 233 | Texas | Texas City, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Will Fuller | WR | April 16, 1994 | 6'0" | 186 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA | 7 | 7 |
| 73 | Zach Fulton | RG | September 23, 1991 | 6'5" | 316 | Tennessee | 13 | 13 | |
| 84 | Ryan Griffin | TE | January 11, 1990 | 6'6" | 255 | Connecticut | Westlake Village, CA | 14 | 11 |
| 29 | Andre Hal | CB | May 30, 1992 | 5'10" | 188 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | |
| 93 | Joel Heath | DE | June 18, 1993 | 6'6" | 293 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | Seantrel Henderson | OT | January 21, 1992 | 6'7" | 331 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | June 6, 1992 | 6'1" | 214 | Clemson | 16 | 16 | |
| 38 | Gregory Howell | RB | March 27, 1996 | 6'1" | 215 | Florida Atlantic | Miami, FL | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | Kareem Jackson | RCB | April 10, 1988 | 5'10" | 192 | Alabama | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Natrell Jamerson | FS | December 15, 1995 | 6'0" | 200 | Wisconsin | Ocala, FL | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Kevin Johnson | CB | August 5, 1992 | 6'0" | 175 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | |
| 63 | Roderick Johnson | OT | November 28, 1995 | 6'7" | 298 | Florida St. | Florissant, MO | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Johnathan Joseph | LCB | April 16, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Peter Kalambayi | LB | June 26, 1995 | 6'3" | 250 | Stanford | Raleigh, NC | 15 | 0 |
| 64 | Senio Kelemete | LG | May 10, 1990 | 6'3" | 307 | Washington | Seattle, WA | 15 | 14 |
| 49 | Josh Keyes | LB | January 23, 1993 | 6'2" | 223 | Boston College | Ghent, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Kendall Lamm | RT | June 5, 1992 | 6'6" | 305 | Appalachian State | 15 | 13 | |
| 65 | Greg Mancz | C | April 23, 1992 | 6'5" | 307 | Toledo | 16 | 4 | |
| 66 | Nick Martin | C | July 28, 1993 | 6'4" | 299 | Notre Dame | Indianapolis, IN | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Tyrann Mathieu | SS | May 13, 1992 | 5'9" | 186 | LSU | 16 | 16 | |
| 55 | Benardrick McKinney | LILB | November 19, 1992 | 6'4" | 249 | Mississippi St. | Bellwood, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Whitney Mercilus | LOLB | July 21, 1990 | 6'3" | 261 | Illinois | Akron, OH | 16 | 9 |
| 26 | Lamar Miller | RB | April 25, 1991 | 5'11" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Steven Mitchell | WR | May 2, 1994 | 5'10" | 186 | USC | Pasadena, CA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | A.J. Moore | DB | December 15, 1995 | 5'11" | 200 | Mississippi | Bassfield, MS | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Brian Peters | DB | October 31, 1988 | 6'4" | 220 | Northwestern (La) | Pickerington, OH | 11 | 0 |
| 75 | Martinas Rankin | OT | October 20, 1994 | 6'5" | 315 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS | 16 | 4 |
| 98 | D.J. Reader | RDE | July 1, 1994 | 6'3" | 340 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Justin Reid | FS | February 15, 1997 | 6'1" | 205 | Stanford | Prairieville, LA | 16 | 12 |
| 57 | Brennan Scarlett | LB | July 31, 1993 | 6'4" | 264 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 71 | David Sharpe | OT | October 21, 1995 | 6'6" | 343 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Vyncint Smith | WR | June 9, 1996 | 6'3" | 195 | Limestone | Windsheim, Germany | 7 | 1 |
| 87 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | December 25, 1987 | 6'3" | 229 | Georgia Tech | Montrose, GA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 83 | Jordan Thomas | TE | August 2, 1996 | 6'5" | 280 | Mississippi St. | Hattiesburg, MS | 16 | 10 |
| 34 | Michael Tyson | FS | July 27, 1993 | 6'1" | 204 | Cincinnati | Norfolk, VA | 10 | 2 |
| 91 | Carlos Watkins | DT | December 5, 1993 | 6'3" | 309 | Clemson | Forest City, NC | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Deshaun Watson | QB | September 14, 1995 | 6'2" | 221 | Clemson | Gainesville, GA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | J.J. Watt | LDE | March 22, 1989 | 6'5" | 290 | Central Michigan | Waukesha, WI | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Joe Webb | WR | November 14, 1986 | 6'4" | 220 | Ala-Birmingham | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Kayvon Webster | CB | 5'11" | 195 | South Florida | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Brandon Weedon | QB | October 14, 1983 | 6'4" | 221 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Jon Weeks | C | February 17, 1986 | 5'10" | 255 | Baylor | Bethpage, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Shareece Wright | DB | April 8, 1987 | 5'11" | 185 | USC | San Bernardino, CA | 12 | 5 |
