Houston Texans fantasy football

AFC South, 2026 record 2-5. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 9.

Week 9

at Los Angeles Chargers

Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average−21%
Allowed to RBs vs. averageAverage
Allowed to WRs vs. average−8%
Allowed to TEs vs. average−25%

The Houston Texans are 2-5 in 2026, coming off a 21-27 loss against the New York Giants in Week 7. In Week 9 they visit the Los Angeles Chargers (Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET). C.J. Stroud tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 15.1 half-PPR points (QB14). The backfield is split: Woody Marks has 46% of the team's carries this season and David Montgomery 31%. Dalton Schultz leads the team with a 19% target share, followed by Xavier Hutchinson at 17%. On this week's injury report: David Montgomery (out). British Brooks, Graham Mertz, Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 9. 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 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	C.J. Stroud	15.1	QB14	11%	8% car.
QB2	Davis Mills	0.5	QB33	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Woody Marks	8.2	RB30	46%	7%	76% car., 4% tgt.
RB2	David MontgomeryOut: Groin	Out	–	31%	3%	0% car., 0% tgt.
RB3	Dare Ogunbowale	1.1	RB67	0%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.
RB4	Emari Demercado	3.3	RB50	0%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Nico Collins	11.4	WR11	15%	18% tgt.
WR2	Marvin Harrison Jr.	6.7	WR40	3%	14% tgt.
WR3	Xavier Hutchinson	5.7	WR50	17%	21% tgt.
WR4	Tank Dell	4.8	WR56	0%	4% tgt.
WR5	Kayshon Boutte	5.1	WR53	10%	7% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Dalton Schultz	6.0	TE24	19%	21% tgt.
TE2	Foster Moreau	3.3	TE40	6%	0% tgt.
TE3	Cade Stover	1.5	TE61	1%	4% tgt.
TE4	Brevin Jordan	0.4	TE79	1%	0% tgt.
TE5	Marlin Klein	1.8	TE57	0%	0% tgt.

Injured reserve: British Brooks (RB), Graham Mertz (QB), Jayden Higgins (WR), Jaylin Noel (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	L 17-19
4	vs Dallas Cowboys	L 30-34
5	at Tennessee Titans	W 26-3
6	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 34-31
7	vs New York Giants	L 21-27
9	at Los Angeles Chargers	Sun, Nov 8, 4:05 p.m. ET
10	at Cleveland Browns	Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 p.m. ET
11	vs Indianapolis Colts	Thu, Nov 19, 8:15 p.m. ET
12	vs Baltimore Ravens	Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 p.m. ET
13	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Sun, Dec 6, 8:20 p.m. ET