2005 Houston Texans
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in AFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 260 points (16.2/g), 26th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 431 points (26.9/g), 32nd.
Differential of -171 points (-10.7/g), 31st.
Expected W-L: 3.7-12.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 25th.
Simple Rating System: Total -10.0, Offense: -4.4, Defense: -5.7, SoS: 0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dom Capers (2-14-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Chris Palmer and Joe Pendry
Defensive Coordinator: Vic Fangio
Training Camp: Texans Training Facility (Houston, Texas)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | David Carr | 26 | 3 | 16 | 256 for 423, 2,488 yards, 14 td, 11 int, & 56 rushes for 308 yards and 1 td | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2002 |
| RB | Domanick Williams | 25 | 2 | 11 | 230 rushes for 976 yards, 2 td, & 39 catches for 337 yards and 4 td | Houston Texans / 4th / 101st pick / 2003 |
| RB | Jonathan Wells | 26 | 3 | 6 | 90 rushes for 325 yards, 4 td, & 22 catches for 179 yards and 0 td | Houston Texans / 4th / 99th pick / 2002 |
| FB | Moran Norris | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 4 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 115th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Jabar Gaffney | 25 | 3 | 13 | 55 catches for 492 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2002 |
| WR | Andre Johnson | 24 | 2 | 13 | 63 catches for 688 yards, 2 td, & 6 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| WR | Corey Bradford | 30 | 7 | 6 | 34 catches for 436 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 150th pick / 1998 |
| TE | Mark Bruener | 33 | 10 | 15 | 2 catches for 22 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Marcellus Rivers | 27 | 4 | 5 | 24 catches for 168 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Chester Pitts | 26 | 3 | 16 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 | |
| LT | Victor Riley | 31 | 7 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998 | |
| LG | Milford Brown | 25 | 2 | 12 | Houston Texans / 6th / 1st pick / 2002 Supp | |
| C | Steve McKinney | 30 | 7 | 16 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 | |
| RG | Zach Wiegert | 33 | 10 | 12 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995 | |
| RG | Victor Riley | 31 | 7 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998 | |
| RT | Todd Wade | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2000 |
| RT | Zach Wiegert | 33 | 10 | 12 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gary Walker | 32 | 10 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995 |
| NT | Seth Payne | 30 | 8 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 114th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Robaire Smith | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 197th pick / 2000 |
| LOLB | Shantee Orr | 24 | 2 | 12 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LILB | DaShon Polk | 28 | 5 | 11 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 251st pick / 2000 |
| LILB | Kailee Wong | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1998 |
| RILB | Morlon Greenwood | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001 |
| ROLB | Antwan Peek | 26 | 2 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 3rd / 67th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Demarcus Faggins | 26 | 3 | 10 | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2002 | |
| LCB | Phillip Buchanon | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Dunta Robinson | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| RCB | Dunta Robinson | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| SS | C.C. Brown | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 6th / 188th pick / 2005 |
| SS | Glenn Earl | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 4th / 122nd pick / 2004 |
| FS | Marcus Coleman | 31 | 9 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 133rd pick / 1996 |
| FS | C.C. Brown | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 6th / 188th pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kris Brown | 29 | 6 | 0 | 26 of 34 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| P | Chad Stanley | 29 | 6 | 0 | 77 punts for a 38.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Phillip Buchanon | 25 | 3 | 6 | 12 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002 |
| KR | Jerome Mathis*+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | 54 kick returns for a 28.6 average and 2 td | Houston Texans / 4th / 114th pick / 2005 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Charlie Anderson | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 12/8/1981 | 1 | Houston Texans / 6th / 200th pick / 2004 |
| 27 | Jason Anderson | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | South Dakota | 4/29/1980 | Rook | |
| 88 | Derick Armstrong | 26 | WR | 13 | 3 | 206 | 6-2 | Ark-Monticello | 4/2/1979 | 2 | |
| 93 | Jason Babin | 25 | LB-DE | 12 | 3 | 265 | 6-4 | West. Michigan | 5/24/1980 | 1 | Houston Texans / 1st / 27th pick / 2004 |
| 12 | Tony Banks | 32 | QB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 4/5/1973 | 9 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1996 |
| 33 | Jason Bell | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | UCLA | 4/1/1978 | 4 | |
| 85 | Corey Bradford | 30 | WR | 16 | 6 | 201 | 6-1 | Jackson St. | 12/8/1975 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 150th pick / 1998 |
| 24 | C.C. Brown | 22 | DB | 16 | 13 | 210 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/27/1983 | Rook | Houston Texans / 6th / 188th pick / 2005 |
| 3 | Kris Brown | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| 67 | Milford Brown | 25 | G | 13 | 12 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 8/15/1980 | 2 | Houston Texans / 6th / 1st pick / 2002 Supp |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 33 | TE | 16 | 15 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 31 | Phillip Buchanon | 25 | DB | 10 | 6 | 185 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 9/19/1980 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002 |
| 8 | David Carr | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-3 | Fresno St. | 7/21/1979 | 3 | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2002 |
| 59 | Frank Chamberlin | 27 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 1/2/1978 | 5 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 160th pick / 2000 |
| 42 | Marcus Coleman | 31 | DB | 15 | 11 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/24/1974 | 9 | New York Jets / 5th / 133rd pick / 1996 |
| 95 | Jerry DeLoach | 28 | DE | 11 | 1 | 335 | 6-2 | California | 7/17/1977 | 4 | |
| 26 | Glenn Earl | 24 | DB | 10 | 7 | 215 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 6/10/1981 | 1 | Houston Texans / 4th / 122nd pick / 2004 |
| 54 | Troy Evans | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/3/1977 | 3 | |
| 38 | Demarcus Faggins | 26 | DB | 13 | 10 | 178 | 5-10 | Kansas St. | 6/13/1979 | 3 | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2002 |
| 86 | Jabar Gaffney | 25 | WR | 16 | 13 | 205 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/1/1980 | 3 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2002 |
| 56 | Morlon Greenwood | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/17/1978 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001 |
| 63 | Drew Hodgdon | 24 | C | 4 | 3 | 309 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 11/15/1981 | Rook | Houston Texans / 5th / 151st pick / 2005 |
| 25 | Tony Hollings | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 216 | 5-10 | Georgia Tech | 12/1/1981 | 2 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 1st pick / 2003 Supp |
| 94 | Junior Ioane | 28 | DT | 11 | 1 | 320 | 6-4 | Arizona St. | 7/21/1977 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 107th pick / 2000 |
| 80 | Andre Johnson | 24 | WR | 13 | 13 | 219 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/11/1981 | 2 | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| 75 | Travis Johnson | 23 | DT | 15 | 3 | 314 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 4/26/1982 | Rook | Houston Texans / 1st / 16th pick / 2005 |
| 97 | Alfred Malone | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 308 | 6-5 | Troy | 2/21/1982 | Rook | |
| 13 | Jerome Mathis*+ | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Hampton | 7/26/1983 | Rook | Houston Texans / 4th / 114th pick / 2005 |
| 28 | Chris McKenzie | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 182 | 5-8 | Arizona St. | 3/17/1982 | Rook | |
| 76 | Steve McKinney | 30 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/15/1975 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 |
| 34 | Vernand Morency | 25 | RB | 13 | 1 | 212 | 5-9 | Oklahoma St. | 2/4/1980 | Rook | Houston Texans / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2005 |
| 11 | Donovan Morgan | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 7/29/1982 | Rook | |
| 81 | Matt Murphy | 25 | TE | 9 | 2 | 260 | 6-5 | Maryland | 2/23/1980 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 252nd pick / 2002 |
| 44 | Moran Norris | 27 | FB | 16 | 5 | 250 | 6-1 | Kansas | 6/16/1978 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 115th pick / 2001 |
| 53 | Shantee Orr | 24 | LB | 16 | 12 | 250 | 6-0 | Michigan | 5/28/1981 | 2 | |
| 91 | Seth Payne | 30 | DT-NT | 16 | 14 | 303 | 6-4 | Cornell | 2/12/1975 | 8 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 114th pick / 1997 |
| 98 | Antwan Peek | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/29/1979 | 2 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 67th pick / 2003 |
| 48 | Bryan Pittman | 28 | C | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/20/1977 | 2 | |
| 69 | Chester Pitts | 26 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 323 | 6-4 | San Diego St. | 6/26/1979 | 3 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 |
| 51 | DaShon Polk | 28 | LB | 16 | 11 | 242 | 6-2 | Arizona | 3/13/1977 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 251st pick / 2000 |
| 68 | Victor Riley | 31 | T-G | 10 | 8 | 328 | 6-5 | Auburn | 11/4/1974 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Marcellus Rivers | 27 | TE | 16 | 5 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 10/26/1978 | 4 | |
| 23 | Dunta Robinson | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 172 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 4/11/1982 | 1 | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| 21 | Lewis Sanders | 27 | DB | 12 | 3 | 210 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/22/1978 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 95th pick / 2000 |
| 30 | Jason Simmons | 29 | DB | 14 | 1 | 198 | 5-9 | Arizona St. | 3/30/1976 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1998 |
| 99 | Robaire Smith | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 11/15/1977 | 5 | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 197th pick / 2000 |
| 7 | Chad Stanley | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | S.F. Austin | 1/29/1976 | 6 | |
| 71 | Todd Wade | 29 | T | 9 | 9 | 315 | 6-8 | Mississippi | 10/30/1976 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Gary Walker | 32 | DT-DE | 11 | 11 | 324 | 6-3 | Auburn | 2/28/1973 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995 |
| 22 | Ramon Walker | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/8/1979 | 3 | Houston Texans / 5th / 153rd pick / 2002 |
| 78 | Seth Wand | 26 | T | 13 | 0 | 327 | 6-7 | NW Missouri St. | 8/6/1979 | 2 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 75th pick / 2003 |
| 77 | Todd Washington | 29 | G-C | 15 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 9/19/1976 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 104th pick / 1998 |
| 70 | Fred E. Weary | 28 | G | 4 | 4 | 308 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 9/30/1977 | 3 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2002 |
| 32 | Jonathan Wells | 26 | RB | 15 | 6 | 252 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 7/21/1979 | 3 | Houston Texans / 4th / 99th pick / 2002 |
| 72 | Zach Wiegert | 33 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 309 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 8/16/1972 | 10 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995 |
| 37 | Domanick Williams | 25 | RB | 11 | 11 | 216 | 5-9 | LSU | 10/1/1980 | 2 | Houston Texans / 4th / 101st pick / 2003 |
| 52 | Kailee Wong | 29 | LB | 5 | 5 | 250 | 6-2 | Stanford | 5/23/1976 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1998 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 248.8 | 6-1.9 | 3.7 |