2026 Houston Texans season

2026 Houston Texans season
2026 Houston Texans season
Owner	Cal McNair
General manager	Nick Caserio
Head coach	DeMeco Ryans
Home stadium	Reliant Stadium
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Record	0–0
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OwnerCal McNair

General managerNick Caserio

Head coachDeMeco Ryans

Home stadiumReliant Stadium

The 2026 season will be the Houston Texans' 25th in the National Football League (NFL), their sixth under general manager Nick Caserio and their fourth under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The Texans will seek to improve upon their 12–5 record from the previous season, make the playoffs for a fourth straight season, for the first time in franchise history and reclaim the AFC South title.

On March 30, 2026, the Texans revealed a logo to celebrate their 25th season, which may be worn as a patch for the entire season.^[1]

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	26	Keylan Rutledge	OG	Georgia Tech	From Bills
1	28	Traded to the Buffalo Bills
2	36	Kayden McDonald	DT	Ohio State	From Raiders
	38	Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders			From Commanders
	59	Marlin Klein	TE	Michigan
3	69	Traded to the Buffalo Bills			From Giants
	90	Traded to the Miami Dolphins
	91	Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders			From Bills
4	106	Febechi Nwaiwu	G	Oklahoma	From Commanders
	117	Traded to the Los Angeles Chargers			From Vikings via Jaguars and Raiders
	123	Wade Woodaz	LB	Clemson	From Chargers
	128	Traded to the Detroit Lions
5	141	Kamari Ramsey	S	USC	From Raiders via Browns
5	167	Traded to the Buffalo Bills			From Texans via Eagles
6	198	Traded to the Minnesota Vikings			From Vikings
	203	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles			From Eagles
	204	Lewis Bond	WR	Boston College	From Chargers
	207	Traded to the Los Angeles Rams
7	243	Aiden Fisher	LB	Indiana	From 49ers
	244	Traded to the Minnesota Vikings
	245	Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars^[A]			From Rams

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC South)	Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
Conference opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Buffalo Bills	Los Angeles Chargers
Interconference opponents (NFC East)	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	No game	Green Bay Packers

v t e Houston Texans
Founded in 2002 Based and headquartered in Houston, Texas
Franchise	History Seasons Coaches All-time roster Starting quarterbacks 2002 expansion draft First-round draft picks Draft selections Records Awards and honors Pro Bowl selections
Stadiums	NRG Stadium
Culture and lore	Bob and Janice McNair (founders) Toro "Bulls on Parade" "Turn Down for Watt" "Hats Off to the Bull" Bull Pen Pep Band Cheerleaders Deshaun Watson trade
Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
Division championships (8)	2011 2012 2015 2016 2018 2019 2023 2024
Ring of honor	Johnson McNair Watt
Hall of Fame members	Johnson
Key personnel	Owner: Cal McNair General manager: Nick Caserio Head coach: DeMeco Ryans
Media	Broadcasters KTRK-TV KILT-AM KILT-FM
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

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	Front office Owner/CEO/chairman – Cal McNair President – Mike Tomon Executive vice president/general manager – Nick Caserio Executive vice president/general counsel – Greg Kondritz Assistant GM – James Liipfert Assistant GM – Chris Blanco Co-directors of college scouting – Mozique McCurtis and John Richter Director of pro scouting – D. J. Debick Senior personnel executive/assistant director of pro scouting – Steve Cargile Senior director of football administration – Andrew Brown Senior Director of Football Research and Game Management – Frank Edgerly Director of college scouting operations – Tom Hayden Director of Football Technology and Analytics – Tim Brog Director of football analytics – Kevin Clark Head coaches Head coach – DeMeco Ryans Assistant head coach/running backs – Danny Barrett Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Nick Caley Quarterbacks – Jerry Schuplinski Wide receivers/offensive passing game coordinator – Ben McDaniels Assistant wide receivers – Tiquan Underwood Tight ends – James Ferentz Offensive line/offensive run game coordinator – Cole Popovich Offensive assistant – Alex Ward Offensive assistant – Cole Weeks Offensive assistant – Asauni Rufus Offensive assistant – Taylor Embree			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Matt Burke Defensive passing game coordinator – Cory Undlin Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator – Rod Wright Assistant defensive line – Frank Okam Linebackers – Billy Davis Defensive backs – Dino Vasso Safeties – Stephen Adegoke Senior defensive assistant – Bill Lazor Defensive assistant – Mark Sheridan Defensive assistant – Jay Simpson Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Frank Ross Special teams/defensive assistant – Sean Baker Assistant special teams – Will Burnham Coaching operations/support staff Assistant to the head coach – Jake Olson Applied Sports Science Director of Applied Sports Science – Marc Lewis Applied Sports Science Coordinator – Cole Gardner Applied Sports Science Apprentice – Tyler Wang Strength and Conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Mike Eubanks Assistant strength and conditioning – Chris Cervantes Assistant strength and conditioning – Joe Distor Assistant strength and conditioning – Pat Moorer → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs