Houston Texans fantasy football

AFC South, 2026 record 0-2. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 3.

Week 3

at Indianapolis Colts

Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average+14%
Allowed to RBs vs. average+5%
Allowed to WRs vs. average+21%
Allowed to TEs vs. average+20%

The Houston Texans are 0-2 in 2026, coming off a 6-20 loss against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2. In Week 3 they visit the Indianapolis Colts (Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 p.m. ET). C.J. Stroud tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 17.0 half-PPR points (QB11). The backfield is split: David Montgomery has 52% of the team's carries this season and Woody Marks 34%. Dalton Schultz leads the team with a 25% target share, followed by Xavier Hutchinson at 17%. Graham Mertz, Jayden Higgins and Tank Dell are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 3. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the Houston Texans; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	C.J. Stroud	17.0	QB11	10%	17% car.
QB2	Davis Mills	0.6	QB40	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	David Montgomery	11.5	RB20	52%	6%	33% car., 4% tgt.
RB2	Woody Marks	7.4	RB33	34%	8%	44% car., 12% tgt.
RB3	British Brooks	0.8	RB90	0%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Nico Collins	15.7	WR6	11%	0% tgt.
WR2	Xavier Hutchinson	5.6	WR73	17%	18% tgt.
WR3	Kayshon Boutte	7.1	WR49	8%	10% tgt.
WR4	Jaylin Noel	4.7	WR85	8%	10% tgt.
WR5	Jared Wayne	3.5	WR109	9%	14% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Dalton Schultz	11.3	TE4	25%	28% tgt.
TE2	Foster Moreau	2.4	TE54	5%	4% tgt.
TE3	Marlin Klein	2.4	TE58	1%	0% tgt.
TE4	Cade Stover	2.0	TE66	1%	0% tgt.
TE5	Brevin Jordan	–	–	0%	0% tgt.

Injured reserve: Graham Mertz (QB), Jayden Higgins (WR), Tank Dell (WR)

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result or kickoff
1	vs Buffalo Bills	L 31-36
2	vs Cincinnati Bengals	L 6-20
3	at Indianapolis Colts	Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 p.m. ET
4	vs Dallas Cowboys	Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 p.m. ET
5	at Tennessee Titans	Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET
6	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Sun, Oct 18, 9:30 a.m. ET
7	vs New York Giants	Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ET