2012 Houston Texans Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Gary Kubiak (12-4)
Location: Houston, Texas
2012 Houston Texans StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Gary Kubiak (12-4)
Location: Houston, Texas
2012 Houston Texans Results
The Houston Texans of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Houston racked up 416 points, while the defensive squad allowed 331. Matt Schaub led the charge, passing for 4,008 yards. Andre Johnson hauled in 112 passes for 1,598 yards.
Arian Foster ran for a team-leading 1,424 yards for the Texans.
Kareem Jackson intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. J.J. Watt topped the defensive unit with 20.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.
Gary Kubiak coached the team. The 2012 Houston Texans lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Mister Alexander | LILB-RILB | June 2, 1988 | 6'3" | 227 | Florida State | Killeen, TX | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Alan Ball | RCB | March 29, 1985 | 6'1" | 176 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 1 |
| 98 | Connor Barwin | WLB | October 15, 1986 | 6'3" | 253 | Cincinnati | Southfield, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 50 | Bryan Braman | SLB-WLB | May 4, 1987 | 6'5" | 230 | West Texas A&M | Spokane, WA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Brandon Brooks | ROG | August 19, 1989 | 6'5" | 343 | Miami (OH) | Milwaukee, WI | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | Duane Brown | LT | August 30, 1985 | 6'4" | 318 | Virginia Tech | Richmond, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 62 | Antoine Caldwell | RG | April 19, 1986 | 6'3" | 307 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 11 | 6 |
| 20 | Roc Carmichael | RCB | September 9, 1988 | 5'10" | 185 | Virginia Tech | Laurinburg, NC | 5 | 0 |
| 86 | James Casey | FB | September 22, 1984 | 6'3" | 235 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 40 | Tyler Clutts | FB | November 9, 1984 | 6'2" | 260 | Fresno State | Vallejo, CA | 15 | 0 |
| 95 | Shaun Cody | NT | January 22, 1983 | 6'4" | 292 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 93 | Jared Crick | RDE | August 21, 1989 | 6'4" | 279 | Nebraska | Albuquerque, NM | 15 | 0 |
| 56 | Brian Cushing | MLB | January 24, 1987 | 6'3" | 243 | USC | Park Ridge, NJ USA | 5 | 5 |
| 81 | Owen Daniels | TE | November 9, 1982 | 6'3" | 245 | Wisconsin | Naperville, FL USA | 15 | 13 |
| 27 | Quintin Demps | SS | June 29, 1985 | 6'0" | 203 | Texas-El Paso | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Tim Dobbins | ILB | December 10, 1982 | 6'1" | 245 | Iowa St. | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 5 |
| 28 | Justin Forsett | RB | October 14, 1985 | 5'8" | 190 | California | Lakeland, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Arian Foster | RB | September 24, 1986 | 6'0" | 232 | Tennessee | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 66 | Andrew Gardner | LOT | April 4, 1986 | 6'7" | 304 | Georgia Tech | Chamblee, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Garrett Graham | FB | August 4, 1986 | 6'3" | 245 | Wisconsin | Brick, NJ USA | 15 | 8 |
| 17 | Shayne Graham | K | December 9, 1977 | 6'0" | 197 | Virginia Tech | Radford, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Jonathan Grimes | RB | December 21, 1989 | 5'10" | 209 | William & Mary | Willingboro, NJ | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Brandon Harris | LCB-RCB | January 24, 1990 | 5'10" | 191 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL | 8 | 0 |
| 68 | Ryan Harris | RT | March 11, 1985 | 6'5" | 299 | Notre Dame | Minneapolis, MN USA | 15 | 2 |
| 16 | Trindon Holliday | WR | April 27, 1986 | 5'5" | 166 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Kareem Jackson | LCB | April 10, 1988 | 5'10" | 192 | Alabama | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 53 | Bradie James | ILB | January 17, 1981 | 6'2" | 243 | LSU | Monroe, LA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 96 | Tim Jamison | LDE | February 26, 1986 | 6'3" | 263 | Michigan | Riverdale, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Lestar Jean | WR | February 5, 1988 | 6'3" | 215 | Florida Atlantic | Miami, FL | 14 | 1 |
| 80 | Andre Johnson | WR | July 11, 1981 | 6'3" | 219 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 60 | Ben Jones | RG | July 2, 1989 | 6'2" | 303 | Georgia | Centreville, AL | 15 | 9 |
| 5 | Donnie Jones | P | July 5, 1980 | 6'2" | 222 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Johnathan Joseph | RCB | April 16, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 31 | Shiloh Keo | FS | December 17, 1987 | 5'11" | 219 | Col. of Idaho | Bothell, WA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Danieal Manning | SS | August 9, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Abilene Christian | Corsicana, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 82 | Keshawn Martin | WR | March 15, 1990 | 5'11" | 192 | Michigan St. | Inkster, MI | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Brice McCain | C | December 10, 1986 | 5'9" | 185 | Utah | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 90 | Terrell McClain | NT | July 20, 1988 | 6'2" | 297 | South Florida | Tampa, FL | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Whitney Mercilus | WLB | July 21, 1990 | 6'3" | 261 | Illinois | Akron, OH | 16 | 3 |
| 92 | Earl Mitchell | NT | September 25, 1987 | 6'1" | 289 | Arizona | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 55 | Chris Myers | C | September 15, 1981 | 6'5" | 300 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 57 | Jesse Nading | SLB | July 3, 1985 | 6'5" | 258 | Colorado St. | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Derek Newton | RT | November 16, 1987 | 6'5" | 311 | Hinds CC | Utica, MS | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Troy Nolan | SS | September 7, 1986 | 6'1" | 206 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Eddie Pleasant | SS-FS | December 17, 1988 | 5'11" | 210 | Oregon | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | DeVier Posey | WR | March 15, 1990 | 6'1" | 211 | Ohio St. | Redwood City, CA | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Glover Quin | FS | January 15, 1986 | 5'10" | 201 | New Mexico | McComb, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 58 | Brooks Reed | SLB | February 28, 1987 | 6'3" | 263 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ | 12 | 12 |
| 30 | Stanford Routt | LCB | July 23, 1983 | 6'1" | 195 | Houston | Austin, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Barrett Ruud | MLB | May 20, 1983 | 6'1" | 242 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Matt Schaub | QB | June 25, 1981 | 6'5" | 235 | Virginia | Pittsbugh, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 51 | Darryl Sharpton | MLB | January 1, 1988 | 6'0" | 229 | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL USA | 7 | 5 |
| 94 | Antonio Smith | DE | October 21, 1981 | 6'3" | 274 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 15 |
| 74 | Wade Smith | LG | April 26, 1981 | 6'4" | 300 | Memphis | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 44 | Ben Tate | RB | August 21, 1988 | 5'11" | 220 | Auburn | Woodbridge, VA | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | Kevin Walter | WR | August 4, 1981 | 6'3" | 221 | East. Michigan | Lake Forest, IL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 99 | J.J. Watt | DE | March 22, 1989 | 6'5" | 290 | Central Michigan | Waukesha, WI | 16 | 15 |
| 46 | Jon Weeks | LONG | February 17, 1986 | 5'10" | 255 | Baylor | Bethpage, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | T.J. Yates | QB | May 28, 1987 | 6'3" | 195 | North Carolina | Marietta, GA | 4 | 0 |
