{"id":123933,"date":"2026-04-18T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/?p=123933"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:37:16","slug":"texans-nfl-draft-needs-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/texans-nfl-draft-needs-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans 2026 NFL Draft Needs, Picks &#038; Depth Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe<strong> to the Sharp Football Email Newsletter to receive all our 2026 NFL content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.12.1 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form 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Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No matter how well they did in free agency, all 32 NFL teams head into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/2026-nfl-draft-guide\/\">2026 NFL Draft<\/a> with holes to fill on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Leading into the draft, we will identify the top needs for every team and break down the depth chart position by position.<\/p>\n<p>What are the Texans' top positions of need heading into the 2026 NFL draft?<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Houston_Texans_Needs_Top_Positions_of_Need_in_2026\">Houston Texans Needs: Top Positions of Need in 2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Defensive Line<\/li>\n<li>Offensive Line<\/li>\n<li>Edge Rusher<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Houston_Texans_Needs_Top_Positions_of_Need_in_2026\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Houston Texans Needs: Top Positions of Need in 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Houston_Texans_2026_Draft_Capital\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Houston Texans 2026 Draft Capital<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Houston_Texans_Mock_Draft_Predictions\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Houston Texans Mock Draft Predictions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Houston_Texans_Offense_Depth_Chart_Analysis_Draft_Needs\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Houston Texans Offense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Houston_Texans_Defense_Depth_Chart_Analysis_Draft_Needs\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Houston Texans Defense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Explore all of our 2026 NFL Draft content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='jtrt_table_MotherShipContainer'><div class='jtTableContainer jtrespo-scroll  ' ><div class='jtsettingcontainer' style='display:none;position:absolute;left:-9999px;'><textarea data-jtrt-table-id='122219' id='jtrt_table_settings_122219' cols='30' rows='10'>[[[\"2026 NFL Draft Content\"],[\"<a href='https:\\\/\\\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\\\/analysis\\\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-all-32-teams-ryan-mccrystal\\\/'>First-Round Mock Draft from Ryan McCrystal<\\\/a>\"],[\"<a href='https:\\\/\\\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\\\/analysis\\\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-all-32-teams-brendan-donahue'>First-Round Mock Draft from Brendan Donahue<\\\/a>\"],[\"<a href='https:\\\/\\\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\\\/analysis\\\/nfl-draft-big-board-2026\\\/'>Ryan McCrystal's 2026 NFL Draft Big Board: Top Prospects Ranked<\\\/a>\"],[\"<a href='https:\\\/\\\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\\\/analysis\\\/nfl-team-draft-needs-predictions-every-team\\\/'>Biggest 2026 Draft Needs & Predictions: All 32 NFL Teams<\\\/a>\"],[\"<a href='https:\\\/\\\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\\\/analysis\\\/nfl-draft-rumors-2026\\\/'>NFL Draft Rumor Mill 2026: Latest Trade Buzz, Target Leaks, and Draft 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data-jtrt-table-id='122219' id='jtrt_table_bps_122219' cols='30' rows='10'>[]<\/textarea><\/div><table id='jtrt_table_122219' data-sorting='false' data-paging='false' data-paging-size='10' data-paging-menu='10,20,50,100' data-filtering='false' data-jtrt-table-id='122219' class='jtrt-table  ' ><thead><tr><th>2026 NFL Draft Content<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-all-32-teams-ryan-mccrystal\/'>First-Round Mock Draft from Ryan McCrystal<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-all-32-teams-brendan-donahue'>First-Round Mock Draft from Brendan Donahue<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/nfl-draft-big-board-2026\/'>Ryan McCrystal's 2026 NFL Draft Big Board: Top Prospects Ranked<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/nfl-team-draft-needs-predictions-every-team\/'>Biggest 2026 Draft Needs & Predictions: All 32 NFL Teams<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/nfl-draft-rumors-2026\/'>NFL Draft Rumor Mill 2026: Latest Trade Buzz, Target Leaks, and Draft Intel<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/nfl-draft-capital-value-picks\/'>2026 NFL Draft Capital Rankings: All 32 Teams<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/nfl-draft-order-results-tracker-2026\/'>NFL Draft Order 2026: Every Team's Pick + Trade Tracker<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/fifth-year-option-tracker\/'>NFL Fifth-Year Option Tracker: 2023 Draft Class Options & Decisions<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/fantasy\/2026-fantasy-rookie-qb-tiers\/'>Pre-Draft Dynasty Rookie Quarterback Rankings & Profiles<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/fantasy\/2026-fantasy-rookie-rb-tiers\/'>Pre-Draft Dynasty Rookie Running Back Rankings & Profiles<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/fantasy\/2026-fantasy-rookie-wr-tiers\/'>Pre-Draft Dynasty Rookie Wide Receiver Rankings & Profiles<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/fantasy\/2026-fantasy-rookie-te-tiers\/'>Pre-Draft Dynasty Rookie Tight End Rankings & Profiles<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rich Hribar's 2026 Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings (Coming Soon)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NFL Draft Grades 2026: Grading All 32 Teams After the Draft (Coming Soon)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2026 NFL Draft Steals and Reaches: Every Pick Graded Against Pre-Draft Expectations (Coming Soon)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Too Early 2027 NFL Mock Draft: First Projections After the 2026 Draft (Coming Soon)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"26.4px\"><strong>Pre-Order The Best Analytical 2026 Football Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don't miss out on Warren Sharp's 500+ page preview of the 2026 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The preview is unlike anything you have ever seen, featuring stunning visualizations built with the reader in mind.<\/p>\n<p>This preview shares insights into players, coaches, teams, and philosophies with one goal in mind: to get you prepared for the 2026 NFL season by delivering the smartest information in the fastest, most direct way possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/warren-sharp-book-nfl-football-preview\/?utm_source=site&utm_medium=article-text\">Pre-order the 2026 Football Preview now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Houston_Texans_2026_Draft_Capital\">Houston Texans 2026 Draft Capital<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Texans have the 11th-most draft capital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/nfl-draft-capital-value-picks\/\">according to our Sharp Football Draft Value<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Texans-2026-Draft-Capital.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Texans-2026-Draft-Capital.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1048\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Sharp Football Draft Value is a valuation of draft capital based on a combination of average performance delivered and average dollars earned on second contracts.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Houston_Texans_Mock_Draft_Predictions\">Houston Texans Mock Draft Predictions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Find out who our top-rated experts expect the Texans to draft:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-all-32-teams-brendan-donahue\/\">Brendan Donahue's 2026 NFL Mock Draft<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Complete first round breakdown from the #2 most accurate mock drafter over the last five seasons.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-all-32-teams-ryan-mccrystal\/\">Ryan McCrystal's 2026 NFL Mock Draft <\/a><em>\u2013\u00a0<\/em><em>Complete first round breakdown from the #20 most accurate mock drafter over the last five seasons.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Houston_Texans_Offense_Depth_Chart_Analysis_Draft_Needs\">Houston Texans Offense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Rich Hribar breaks down the offensive depth chart by position for the Houston Texans, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Texans-2026-Offensive-Stats.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Texans-2026-Offensive-Stats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"785\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Quarterback<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>C.J. Stroud<\/li>\n<li>Davis Mills<\/li>\n<li>Graham Mertz<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>C.J. Stroud<\/strong> was a mixed bag in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He completed a career-high 64.5% of his passes last season while improving his touchdown rate (4.5%) and interception rate (1.9%).<\/p>\n<p>He also threw for 217.2 yards per game, which was the lowest rate of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Stroud\u2019s 42.3% success rate ranked 24th in the league.<\/p>\n<p>The season ended on an extremely bitter note, with Stroud throwing 4 interceptions in a Divisional Round loss in New England.<\/p>\n<p>One of the disappointing parts of this new offense under <strong>Nick<\/strong> <strong>Caley<\/strong> was the lack of top-down creativity.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans used pre-snap motion on 49.9% of Stroud\u2019s dropbacks (21st) and play action on 24.8% (19th).<\/p>\n<p>The downer is that when Stroud did get to use play action, he averaged 8.5 yards per pass attempt (10th) and 13.1 yards per completion (7th).<\/p>\n<p>When the Texans used motion, Stroud averaged 7.8 Y\/A (7th) with 11.7 yards per completion (9th).<\/p>\n<p>Without either, Stroud averaged 6.0 Y\/A (30th) and 9.6 yards per completion (31st).<\/p>\n<p>Stroud missed three games due to a scary concussion in Week 9.<\/p>\n<p>Before the injury, he was using his legs at the highest rate of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Stroud had a 6.8% scramble rate over eight weeks, ranking 10th in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Returning from his concussion, Stroud then only scrambled on 3.1% of his dropbacks, 24th in the league.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans have made the postseason every year of Stroud\u2019s early career, but the season ended on such a down note that there were some whispers about questioning if Stroud was the long-term answer.<\/p>\n<p>He is entering 2026 in the final year of his rookie contract, although the Texans have already picked up his fifth-year option for 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Houston did get a look at their offense without Stroud last year, if they believe the grass could be greener.<\/p>\n<p>Although they went 3-0 in the games <strong>Davis Mills<\/strong> started, the offense sagged in production.<\/p>\n<p>Houston averaged 5.2 yards per play with Stroud on the field last year, and that includes the playoff debacle.<\/p>\n<p>That fell to 4.7 yards per play with Mills.<\/p>\n<p>Mills completed 57.2% of his passes compared to 64.5% for Stroud.<\/p>\n<p>Mills averaged 5.8 yards per pass attempt to Stroud\u2019s 7.2 Y\/A.<\/p>\n<p>Mills is set to be an unrestricted free agent after 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>Running Back<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>David Montgomery<\/li>\n<li>Woody Marks<\/li>\n<li>Jawhar Jordan<\/li>\n<li>British Brooks<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Houston running game was a weak spot for the offense in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Texans running backs combined for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3.8 yards per rush (27th)<\/li>\n<li>34.1% success rate (29th)<\/li>\n<li>8.3% rate of runs for 10 or more yards (27th)<\/li>\n<li>20.3% rate of runs that failed to gain yardage (27th)<\/li>\n<li>18.5% of runs resulted in a first down or touchdown (30th)<\/li>\n<li>2.76 yards after contact per rush (28th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking to recalibrate things, the Texans made a trade for <strong>David Montgomery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery will turn 29 in June and is coming off a year in which he was bypassed by<strong> Jahmyr Gibbs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery had career lows in touches (182) and yards from scrimmage (908) with Detroit in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Over the final eight games of the season, Montgomery only played 32.6% of the offensive snaps with 336 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, he had played 41.3% of the snaps with 572 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery was still a solid back when on the field, averaging 4.5 yards per rush (21st out of 49 backs with 100-plus attempts), a 39.9% success rate (24th), and 3.17 yards after contact per rush (17th).<\/p>\n<p>For better or worse, the real appeal of getting Montgomery for Houston was his underlying usage in man\/gap concepts.<\/p>\n<p>In Caley\u2019s first season with the Texans, he brought over that same rushing scheme from the Rams.<\/p>\n<p>Houston was second in the league in man\/gap run rate (38.8%), trailing only the Rams.<\/p>\n<p>45.9% of <strong>Nick Chubb<\/strong>\u2019s runs in 2025 were man\/gap runs, the second-highest rate in the league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woody Marks<\/strong> was at 38.3%, which ranked sixth.<\/p>\n<p>On man\/gap runs, Montgomery had a 50% success rate (10th) and led all backs in EPA per rush (.034).<\/p>\n<p>The Texans traded up for Marks in the fourth round last season (116th overall).<\/p>\n<p>Marks ended up being the lead back, handling 220 touches for 911 yards from scrimmage with 5 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Marks took control of this backfield midseason, averaging 17.5 touches per game with 63.1% of the backfield touches over his final eight games.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, that did not lead to great results.<\/p>\n<p>He only averaged 63.1 total yards per game over that span.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 49 running backs with 100 or more rushes last season, Marks was 48th with a 3.6 yards per attempt average.<\/p>\n<p>He had a run of 10 or more yards on 7.7% of his runs (41st) while failing to gain yards on 23% (45th).<\/p>\n<p>His 2.59 yards after contact per rush ranked 45th.<\/p>\n<p>Stroud targeted his running backs only 15.2% of the time (23rd), so Marks never got active in the passing game.<\/p>\n<p>He did not have more than two receptions in a game after Week 8.<\/p>\n<p>With Montgomery coming in, Marks can serve more of a complementary role in year two.<\/p>\n<h3>Wide Receiver<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Nico Collins<\/li>\n<li>Jayden Higgins<\/li>\n<li>Jaylin Noel<\/li>\n<li>Tank Dell<\/li>\n<li>Xavier Hutchinson<\/li>\n<li>Justin Watson<\/li>\n<li>Jared Wayne<\/li>\n<li>Josh Kelly<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Houston threw the ball to their wide receivers 63.7% of the time in 2025, which ranked sixth in the league.<\/p>\n<p>As a byproduct, their wideouts combined for 212 receptions (9th), 2,688 receiving yards (8th),\u00a0 and 18 touchdowns (8th).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nico Collins <\/strong>was productive again, catching 71 passes for 1,117 yards and 6 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He did take a slight dip in per-game output.<\/p>\n<p>After 5.3 and 5.7 receptions per game in Stroud\u2019s first two seasons, Collins averaged 4.7 catches per game in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His 74.5 yards per game were a smidge down from 83.8 in 2024 and 86.5 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He caught 4 or fewer passes in five of his final six games.<\/p>\n<p>He also had two concussions that impacted his season, missing two games in the regular season and then the final playoff game.<\/p>\n<p>Collins has yet to play a full season through five years.<\/p>\n<p>All of that said, Collins still had the profile of an alpha WR1.<\/p>\n<p>He accounted for 24.6% of Houston's targets (WR11) and 37.3% of the air yards (WR7) in his games played with 2.35 yards per route (WR12).<\/p>\n<p>He still has two years remaining on his current contract at good numbers, counting $27.8 million against the cap this season and then $28.8 million in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Houston played a hodgepodge of receivers surrounding Collins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Xavier Hutchinson<\/strong> was second at the position in routes run, playing on 62.3% of the dropbacks.<\/p>\n<p>He was lackluster with the opportunity, catching 35 of 57 targets for 428 yards and 3 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He produced 1.07 yards per route run, which ranked 99th at the position.<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson is in the final season of his current contract.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of producing, Hutchinson served as more of a roadblock for rookies <strong>Jayden Higgins<\/strong> and <strong>Jaylin Noel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins was on the field for 56.4% of the dropbacks as a rookie, catching 41 of 68 targets for 525 yards and 6 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He only played more than 67% of the passing plays in two games as a rookie, but Higgins was second among the receivers with a target on 18.7% of his routes and produced a first down or touchdown on a team-high 41.2% of his targets.<\/p>\n<p>Noel only played 31.4% of the dropbacks as a rookie, catching 26 of 35 targets for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He did not play 50% of the passing plays in any game as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Both year-two players should have more on their plates in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Houston is expected to get <strong>Tank Dell <\/strong>back at some point.<\/p>\n<p>Dell missed all of the 2025 season because of a devastating knee injury he suffered at the end of 2024, enduring a torn ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus, and dislocated kneecap.<\/p>\n<p>Houston is optimistic that he will play in 2026, but there is no current timetable for his availability.<\/p>\n<p>Dell will be an unrestricted free agent after the season.<\/p>\n<h3>Tight End<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Dalton Schultz<\/li>\n<li>Cade Stover<\/li>\n<li>Foster Moreau<\/li>\n<li>Brevin Jordan<\/li>\n<li>Luke Lachey<\/li>\n<li>Layne Pryor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Dalton Schultz<\/strong> caught a career-high 82 passes last season for 777 yards (his most since 2021) and 3 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He was second on the team with 106 targets.<\/p>\n<p>His 45.7 yards per game ranked TE11 on the season, although his 9.5 yards per catch ranked TE44.<\/p>\n<p>Schultz is more volume-dependent than dynamic, but he is a reliable asset at the position.<\/p>\n<p>He was on the field for 77.5% of the dropbacks (TE7) with 19.2% of Houston's targets (TE6).<\/p>\n<p>He will turn 30 this July with two years remaining on his current contract.<\/p>\n<p>The depth here is solid with run-game blockers <strong>Cade Stover<\/strong> and <strong>Foster Moreau<\/strong> both under contract for multiple seasons.<\/p>\n<h3>Offensive Line<\/h3>\n<p><strong>LT: <\/strong>Aireontae Ersery, Blake Fisher<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>LG: <\/strong>Wyatt Teller, Jarrett Patterson<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>C: <\/strong>Jake Andrews, Evan Brown<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>RG: <\/strong>Ed Ingram, Jarrett Kingston, Sidy Sow<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>RT: <\/strong>Braden Smith, Trent Brown<\/p>\n<p>This offensive line is still a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>Houston ranked 30th in ESPN\u2019s pass block win rate (56%) and last in run block win rate (68%) last season.<\/p>\n<p>Per Pro Football Focus, they ranked 23rd in pass-blocking grade and 20th in run-blocking grade.<\/p>\n<p>Houston moved on from <strong>Tytus Howard<\/strong> (who led the offensive line in snaps last year) and <strong>Juice Scruggs<\/strong> (351 snaps), as they did not fit their man-blocking scheme.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to throw more at the line, Houston added veterans <strong>Wyatt Teller<\/strong> and <strong>Braden Smith<\/strong> to the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Teller will turn 32 in November and is coming off a down season with Cleveland that was marred by injuries again.<\/p>\n<p>He was benched late in the year in Cleveland, ranking 40th in overall grade among guards per Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n<p>He missed four games for the second straight season.<\/p>\n<p>Smith turned 30 this March and is also coming off a down year with the Colts.<\/p>\n<p>He ended last year 53rd among tackles in grade, allowing a 5.5% pressure rate (41st).<\/p>\n<p>Smith missed four games as well and has missed multiple games in five of the past six seasons, playing his last full season in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Smith has early-career experience playing center and guard, and there have been whispers that he could move inside.<\/p>\n<p>Houston kept <strong>Trent Brown<\/strong> as a potential starter or insurance for Smith if he should miss more action.<\/p>\n<p>Brown played 547 snaps at right tackle last season, allowing only a 3.7% pressure rate, 11th at the position.<\/p>\n<p>Brown also allows Houston some versatility should <strong>Aireontae Ersery<\/strong> fail to develop.<\/p>\n<p>They selected Ersery in the second round last year (48th overall) and threw him to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Ersery played 99% of the snaps as a rookie, taking his lumps.<\/p>\n<p>He allowed the third-most pressures (49) among tackles with 11 sacks (tied for the most) and 13 penalties (tied for the 2nd most).<\/p>\n<p>Houston has some added versatility since it brought back <strong>Ed Ingram<\/strong> on a three-year extension.<\/p>\n<p>Ingram had bounced around the league before having his best season last year in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Ingram ranked 13th among guards in overall grade per PFF in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Center <strong>Jake Andrews<\/strong> made a career-high 16 starts for Houston last year and was 28th among overall centers in grade.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews will be an unrestricted free agent after 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Houston has a lot of pieces to throw at the wall here that could work out if veterans like Teller and Smith can bounce back and stay healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Those additions allow some flexibility, so Houston does not have to force the offensive line, but they are still open to adding players who can be longer-term solutions.<\/p>\n\t<div class='sfa-image-adds' style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/newsletter\/'>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sharp-Football-Analysis-Newsletter-Ad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-size-full size-size-full\" alt=\"Sharp Football Analysis Newsletter\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2><span id=\"Houston_Texans_Defense_Depth_Chart_Analysis_Draft_Needs\">Houston Texans Defense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Raymond Summerlin breaks down the defensive depth chart by position for the Houston Texans, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Texans-2026-Defensive-Stats.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Texans-2026-Defensive-Stats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Defensive Line<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Sheldon Rankins<\/li>\n<li>Tommy Togiai<\/li>\n<li>Logan Hall<\/li>\n<li>Naquan Jones<\/li>\n<li>Kyonte Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>Junior Tafuna<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Texans shut down running backs in 2025, allowing just 3.7 yards per carry (2nd) to the position and finishing second in success rate against running back runs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheldon<\/strong> <strong>Rankins<\/strong> re-signed on a two-year deal this offseason, but <strong>Tim<\/strong> <strong>Settle<\/strong> left in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Rankins bounced back in his return to the Texans, but he is heading into his age-32 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tommy<\/strong> <strong>Togiai<\/strong> played the second-most snaps among the defensive line group last season, and he was excellent against the run.<\/p>\n<p>Togiai finished with 9 run stuffs and recorded a tackle on 25.6% of his run defense snaps, the best mark among qualified defensive linemen.<\/p>\n<p>Togiai also posted a career-best 10.6% pressure rate despite finishing with just 1.5 sacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Logan<\/strong> <strong>Hall<\/strong> was added in free agency after four years with the Bucs.<\/p>\n<p>Hall was never more than a rotational player in Tampa, but that is all he needs to be for the Texans as they look to replace the versatility offered by <strong>Denico<\/strong> <strong>Autry\u00a0<\/strong>&#8212; Hall can also push outside to defensive end.<\/p>\n<p>Togiai is coming off a great season, and Houston obviously brought back Rankins for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it does seem like the Texans could use one more quality addition to the defensive tackle group.<\/p>\n<h3>Edge Defenders<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Will Anderson Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Danielle Hunter<\/li>\n<li>Dylan Horton<\/li>\n<li>Dominique Robinson<\/li>\n<li>Xavier Thomas<\/li>\n<li>Solomon Byrd<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Texans finished second in pressure rate (42.2%) last season, notching 47 sacks (7th).<\/p>\n<p>Houston has one of the best pass-rushing duos in the league with <strong>Will<\/strong> <strong>Anderson<\/strong> and <strong>Danielle<\/strong> <strong>Hunter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson led qualified pass rushers in pressure rate (21.0%) last season while recording 12 sacks.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter finished seventh in pressure rate (17.7%) while getting 15 sacks (3rd).<\/p>\n<p>Anderson just signed an extension, and Hunter is under contract through 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter will turn 32 in October, but he has shown zero signs of decline.<\/p>\n<p>A 2023 fourth-round pick, <strong>Dylan<\/strong> <strong>Horton<\/strong> only has 0.5 sacks through three seasons and has never played more than 250 snaps on defense.<\/p>\n<p>He did post the best pressure rate of his career last season, though, so perhaps there is more there.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans also added <strong>Dominique<\/strong> <strong>Robinson<\/strong> in free agency, who also posted his best numbers last year.<\/p>\n<p>It seems ridiculous to call edge rusher a need given what is at the top of the depth chart, but the Texans probably could use more depth here, and there are not many other holes on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>That depth could come by signing a veteran (or maybe bringing back <strong>Derek Barnett<\/strong>), but getting a young player to sit behind Hunter makes some sense.<\/p>\n<h3>Linebacker<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Azeez Al-Shaair<\/li>\n<li>Henry To\u2019oTo\u2019o<\/li>\n<li>E.J. Speed<\/li>\n<li>Jake Hansen<\/li>\n<li>Marte Mapu<\/li>\n<li>Jake Hummel<\/li>\n<li>Jamal Hill<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With <strong>E.J. Speed<\/strong> returning, the Texans have their primary snap takers at linebacker returning for 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Azeez Al-Shaair<\/strong> and <strong>Henry To\u2019oTo\u2019o<\/strong> were the primary starters last year, with Speed filling that No. 3 role.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Shaair was not as impactful against the run as he has been in the past, but he was still a quality starter who excelled in coverage (5.2 yards per target allowed).<\/p>\n<p>The only real concern in this group is that Al-Shaair is headed into a contract season.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans likely want to work out an extension with their primary starter, but they could also look to add a rookie just in case the price gets out of hand.<\/p>\n<h3>Cornerback<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Derek Stingley Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Kamari Lassiter<\/li>\n<li>Jalen Pitre<\/li>\n<li>Jaylin Smith<\/li>\n<li>Tremon Smith<\/li>\n<li>Ja\u2019Marcus Ingram<\/li>\n<li>Ajani Carter<\/li>\n<li>Alijah Huzzie<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Houston also excelled against the pass in 2025, allowing 6.5 yards per attempt (7th) and finishing second in EPA allowed per pass attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Like at linebacker, all of their primary snap takers are back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Derek<\/strong> <strong>Stingley<\/strong> has earned first-team All-Pro honors the last two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He has allowed just a 55.1 quarterback rating in his coverage through four seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kamari<\/strong> <strong>Lassiter<\/strong> made the Pro Bowl in his second season, finishing 34th among qualified corners in yards allowed per coverage snap.<\/p>\n<p>He was also a playmaker against the run, finishing second among all defensive backs in run stuffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jalen<\/strong> <strong>Pitre<\/strong> is nominally a safety, but he has been the primary slot corner for the last two seasons and has absolutely shone in that role<\/p>\n<p>The question here is depth.<\/p>\n<p>Houston did spend a third-round pick on <strong>Jaylin<\/strong> <strong>Smith<\/strong> last year, but he obviously did not get much of a chance with the talent ahead of him on the depth chart.<\/p>\n<p>Adding more experienced depth could make sense, but Houston obviously is not going to find that in the draft.<\/p>\n<p>A veteran addition over the summer makes a lot more sense.<\/p>\n<h3>Safety<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Calen Bullock<\/li>\n<li>Reed Blankenship<\/li>\n<li>Jaylen Reed<\/li>\n<li>M.J. Stewart<\/li>\n<li>Kaevon Merriweather<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Calen<\/strong> <strong>Bullock<\/strong> is another massive draft hit for the Texans in the secondary, and like Lassiter, also made his first Pro Bowl in his second season.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans did need someone to play next to Bullock, and they got that by adding <strong>Reed<\/strong> <strong>Blankenship<\/strong> in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Blankenship has been a key player for the Eagles\u2019 excellent defense, but he did give up some plays in coverage last year, allowing a 100.5 quarterback rating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jaylen<\/strong> <strong>Reed<\/strong> struggled with injuries as a rookie, and he did not fare great in coverage, but he did start in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M.J. Stewart<\/strong> is experienced depth despite being more of a special teams contributor.<\/p>\n<p>Houston has likely made their move here by signing Blankenship, and <strong>Jalen<\/strong> <strong>Pitre<\/strong> is also a safety by name who can help out as needed.<\/p>\n<p>It never hurts to have a little more depth, but the Texans look fine at safety.<\/p>\n<h3>2026 Depth Chart Analysis & Team Needs for All 32 NFL Teams<\/h3>\n<div class='jtrt_table_MotherShipContainer'><div class='jtTableContainer jtrespo-scroll  ' ><div class='jtsettingcontainer' style='display:none;position:absolute;left:-9999px;'><textarea data-jtrt-table-id='123512' id='jtrt_table_settings_123512' cols='30' rows='10'>[[[\"Team\",\"Top Need\",\"2nd Need\",\"3rd Need\",\"READ MORE\"],[\"Arizona Cardinals\",\"QB\",\"DL\",\"OL\",\"<a href='http:\\\/\\\/sharpfootballanalysis.com\\\/analysis\\\/cardinals-nfl-draft-needs-2026\\\/'>Full Article<\\\/a>\"],[\"Atlanta Falcons\",\"EDGE\",\"OL\",\"WR\",\"<a 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