2016 Houston Texans Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bill O'Brien (9-7)
Location: Houston, Texas
2016 Houston Texans StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bill O'Brien (9-7)
Location: Houston, Texas
2016 Houston Texans Results
The Houston Texans of the National Football League ended the 2016 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference.
The Texans stumbled, scoring only 279 points, and the defense conceded 328. Brock Osweiler threw for 2,957 yards. DeAndre Hopkins hauled in 78 passes for 954 yards.
Lamar Miller ran for a team-leading 1,073 yards for Houston.
Quintin Demps intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Whitney Mercilus sacked opposing passers 7.5 times.
Bill O'Brien coached the team. The 2016 Houston Texans lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Oday Aboushi | OT | June 5, 1991 | 6'5" | 308 | Virginia | New York, NY | 4 | 3 |
| 79 | Jeff Allen | T | January 8, 1990 | 6'4" | 307 | Illinois | Chicago, IL | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Stephen Anderson | TE | January 30, 1993 | 6'2" | 230 | California | San Jose, CA | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | Lonnie Ballentine | FS | April 23, 1993 | 6'3" | 219 | Memphis | Memphis, TN | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Tony Bergstrom | OT | August 8, 1986 | 6'5" | 313 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | 15 | 0 |
| 28 | Alfred Blue | RB | April 27, 1991 | 6'2" | 223 | LSU | Marrero, LA | 14 | 2 |
| 21 | A.J. Bouye | CB | August 16, 1991 | 6'0" | 186 | UCF | Dallas, TX | 15 | 11 |
| 76 | Duane Brown | G | August 30, 1985 | 6'4" | 318 | Virginia Tech | Richmond, VA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 53 | Max Bullough | LB,ILB | February 11, 1992 | 6'4" | 249 | Michigan St. | Muskegon, MI | 16 | 3 |
| 74 | Chris Clark | T | October 1, 1985 | 6'5" | 315 | Southern Mississippi | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 90 | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | February 14, 1993 | 6'5" | 266 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC | 14 | 14 |
| 95 | Christian Covington | DT,DE | October 16, 1993 | 6'3" | 295 | Rice | Vancouver, BC | 16 | 5 |
| 56 | Brian Cushing | LB | January 24, 1987 | 6'3" | 243 | USC | Park Ridge, NJ USA | 13 | 13 |
| 27 | Quintin Demps | DB,S | June 29, 1985 | 6'0" | 203 | Texas-El Paso | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 50 | Akeem Dent | LB | September 27, 1987 | 6'1" | 242 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA | 16 | 3 |
| 36 | K.J. Dillon | S | May 11, 1993 | 6'0" | 210 | West Virginia | Apopka, FL | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Kurtis Drummond | S | January 29, 1992 | 6'1" | 202 | Michigan St. | Masury, OH | ||
| 92 | Brandon Dunn | LDE | September 5, 1992 | 6'2" | 300 | Louisville | Louisville, KY | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Tyler Ervin | RB | October 7, 1993 | 5'10" | 192 | San Jose St. | San Bernardino, CA | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K | January 29, 1994 | 6'0" | 185 | UCLA | Kailua, HI | ||
| 87 | C.J. Fiedorowicz | TE | October 22, 1991 | 6'6" | 265 | Iowa | Crystal Lake, IL | 15 | 15 |
| 15 | Will Fuller | WR | April 16, 1994 | 6'0" | 186 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA | 14 | 13 |
| 84 | Ryan Griffin | TE | January 11, 1990 | 6'6" | 255 | Connecticut | Westlake Village, CA | 16 | 5 |
| 41 | Jonathan Grimes | RB | December 21, 1989 | 5'10" | 209 | William & Mary | Willingboro, NJ | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | Andre Hal | CB,S | May 30, 1992 | 5'10" | 188 | Vanderbilt | Leesville, AL | 15 | 11 |
| 93 | Joel Heath | DE | June 18, 1993 | 6'6" | 293 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | June 6, 1992 | 6'1" | 214 | Clemson | Central, SC | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Akeem Hunt | RB | February 22, 1993 | 5'9" | 184 | Purdue | Covington, GA | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | Kareem Jackson | CB,DB | April 10, 1988 | 5'10" | 192 | Alabama | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 31 | Charles James | LCB-RCB | May 14, 1990 | 5'9" | 179 | Charleston Southern | Jacksonville, FL | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Kevin Johnson | CB | August 5, 1992 | 6'0" | 175 | Wake Forest | Clarksville, MD | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | Don Jones | SS | May 14, 1990 | 5'11" | 195 | Arkansas St. | Tuscumbia, AL | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | Johnathan Joseph | CB,DB | April 16, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 13 | 11 |
| 94 | Ufomba Kamalu | DE | November 2, 1992 | 6'6" | 297 | Miami | Fayetteville, GA | 4 | 1 |
| 63 | Kendall Lamm | T | June 5, 1992 | 6'6" | 305 | Appalachian State | Charlotte, NC | 15 | 3 |
| 9 | Shane Lechler | P | August 7, 1976 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas A&M | Sealy, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Greg Mancz | C | April 23, 1992 | 6'5" | 307 | Toledo | Cincinnati, OH | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Nick Martin | C | April 29, 1993 | 6'4" | 299 | Notre Dame | Indianapolis, IN | ||
| 55 | Benardrick McKinney | ILB,LB | November 19, 1992 | 6'4" | 249 | Mississippi St. | Bellwood, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Whitney Mercilus | LB,DE | July 21, 1990 | 6'3" | 261 | Illinois | Akron, OH | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | Braxton Miller | WR | November 30, 1992 | 6'1" | 204 | Ohio St. | Springfield , OH | 10 | 6 |
| 26 | Lamar Miller | RB | April 25, 1991 | 5'11" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Corey Moore | S | January 28, 1993 | 6'2" | 206 | Georgia | Griffin, GA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 12 | Keith Mumphery | WR | June 5, 1992 | 6'0" | 215 | Michigan St. | Cordele, GA | 11 | 3 |
| 32 | Robert Nelson | FS | February 16, 1990 | 5'10" | 175 | Arizona St. | Lakeland, FL | 11 | 0 |
| 72 | Derek Newton | OL | November 16, 1987 | 6'5" | 311 | Hinds CC | Utica, MS | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Nick Novak | K | August 21, 1981 | 6'0" | 191 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Brock Osweiler | QB | November 22, 1990 | 6'7" | 242 | Arizona St. | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 15 | 14 |
| 52 | Brian Peters | LB | October 31, 1988 | 6'4" | 220 | Northwestern (La) | Pickerington, OH | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Eddie Pleasant | SS | December 17, 1988 | 5'11" | 210 | Oregon | 14 | 0 | |
| 45 | Jay Prosch | FB | August 21, 1992 | 6'1" | 254 | Auburn | Saraland, AL | 15 | 1 |
| 77 | David Quessenberry | OT | August 24, 1990 | 6'5" | 302 | San Jose St. | San Diego, CA | ||
| 98 | D.J. Reader | NT,DT | July 1, 1994 | 6'3" | 340 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC | 16 | 7 |
| 22 | Denzel Rice | DB | March 31, 1993 | 6'1" | 196 | Coastal Carolina | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Gerald Rivers | DE | June 22, 1990 | 6'5" | 249 | Mississippi | Avondale Estates, GA | ||
| 3 | Tom Savage | QB | April 26, 1990 | 6'4" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Springfield, PA | 3 | 2 |
| 57 | Brennan Scarlett | LB | July 31, 1993 | 6'4" | 264 | California; Stanford | Portland, OR | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | John Simon | DE,LB | January 1, 1990 | 6'1" | 257 | Ohio St. | Youngstown, OH | 11 | 5 |
| 94 | Antonio Smith | DE | October 21, 1981 | 6'3" | 274 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 13 | 0 |
| 91 | Devon Still | DT | July 11, 1989 | 6'5" | 303 | Penn St. | Camden, NJ | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Jaelen Strong | WR | January 25, 1994 | 6'3" | 215 | Arizona St. | Philadelphia, PA | 8 | 2 |
| 71 | Xavier Su'a-Filo | OG | January 1, 1991 | 6'4" | 307 | UCLA | American Fork, UT | 16 | 15 |
| 73 | Josh Walker | G | June 2, 1991 | 6'4" | 328 | Middle Tennessee | Spring City, TN | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Tony Washington | WR | October 18, 1990 | 5'10" | 200 | Appalachian State | |||
| 99 | J.J. Watt | DE | March 22, 1989 | 6'5" | 290 | Central Michigan | Waukesha, WI | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Brandon Weedon | QB | October 14, 1983 | 6'4" | 221 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK | ||
| 46 | Jon Weeks | C | February 17, 1986 | 5'10" | 255 | Baylor | Bethpage, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Vince Wilfork | NT | November 4, 1981 | 6'2" | 325 | Miami (FL) | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 82 | Wendall Williams | WR | September 18, 1990 | 5'10" | 185 | Herkimer CC; Cumberlands | Syracuse, NY | 3 | 1 |
