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2007 Houston Texans
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 379 points (23.7/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 384 points (24.0/g), 22nd.
Differential of -5 points (-0.3/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.8/g), 31st.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.0, Offense: 2.5, Defense: -2.5, SoS: 0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Gary Kubiak (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Sherman
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 | Matt Schaub | 26 | 3 | 11 | 192 for 289, 2,241 yards, 9 td, 9 int, & 17 rushes for 52 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| QB | Sage Rosenfels | 29 | 5 | 5 | 154 for 240, 1,684 yards, 15 td, 12 int, & 21 rushes for 51 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 109th pick / 2001 |
| RB | Ron Dayne | 29 | 7 | 8 | 194 rushes for 773 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 112 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Ahman Green | 30 | 9 | 5 | 70 rushes for 260 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 123 yards and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1998 |
| FB | Vonta Leach | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2 rushes for 2 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 108 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Andre Johnson | 26 | 4 | 9 | 60 catches for 851 yards, 8 td | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| WR | Kevin Walter | 26 | 4 | 15 | 65 catches for 800 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| WR | Andre' Davis | 28 | 5 | 8 | 33 catches for 583 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Owen Daniels | 25 | 1 | 16 | 63 catches for 768 yards, 3 td | Houston Texans / 4th / 98th pick / 2006 |
| LT | Ephraim Salaam | 31 | 9 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 | |
| LG | Chester Pitts | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 |
| C | Mike Flanagan | 34 | 9 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 90th pick / 1996 | |
| RG | Fred E. Weary | 30 | 5 | 12 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2002 | |
| RT | Eric Winston | 24 | 1 | 16 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2006 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Anthony Weaver | 27 | 5 | 13 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2002 | |
| LDT | Travis Johnson | 25 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 16th pick / 2005 |
| RDT | Amobi Okoye | 20 | Rook | 14 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2007 |
| RDE | Mario Williams | 22 | 1 | 16 | 14.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2006 |
| LLB | Danny Clark | 30 | 7 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 245th pick / 2000 |
| LLB | Charlie Anderson | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 6th / 200th pick / 2004 |
| MLB | DeMeco Ryans* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2006 |
| RLB | Morlon Greenwood | 29 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001 |
| LCB | Dunta Robinson | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| LCB | Fred Bennett | 24 | Rook | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 4th / 123rd pick / 2007 |
| RCB | Demarcus Faggins | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2002 |
| RCB | Von Hutchins | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 173rd pick / 2004 |
| SS | C.C. Brown | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 6th / 188th pick / 2005 |
| FS | Von Hutchins | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 173rd pick / 2004 |
| FS | Will Demps | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kris Brown | 31 | 8 | 0 | 25 of 29 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| P | Matt Turk | 39 | 12 | 0 | 55 punts for a 41.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jacoby Jones | 23 | Rook | 3 | 30 punt returns for a 9.5 average and 0 td | Houston Texans / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2007 |
| KR | Andre' Davis | 28 | 5 | 8 | 32 kick returns for a 30.2 average and 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Charlie Anderson | 26 | LB | 16 | 5 | 258 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 12/8/1981 | 3 | Houston Texans / 6th / 200th pick / 2004 |
| 89 | David Anderson | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Colorado St. | 7/28/1983 | 1 | Houston Texans / 7th / 251st pick / 2006 |
| 51 | Shawn Barber | 32 | LB | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Richmond | 1/14/1975 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 113th pick / 1998 |
| 32 | Fred Bennett | 24 | DB | 14 | 8 | 196 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 12/31/1983 | Rook | Houston Texans / 4th / 123rd pick / 2007 |
| 71 | Jordan Black | 27 | T | 8 | 0 | 314 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 1/28/1980 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 153rd pick / 2003 |
| 28 | Michael Boulware | 26 | DB-LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 9/17/1981 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2004 |
| 65 | Mike Brisiel | 24 | G | 4 | 4 | 310 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 3/14/1983 | Rook | |
| 24 | C.C. Brown | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/27/1983 | 2 | Houston Texans / 6th / 188th pick / 2005 |
| 3 | Kris Brown | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 35 | TE | 14 | 1 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 93 | Tim Bulman | 25 | DT | 2 | 0 | 294 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 10/31/1982 | 2 | |
| 78 | Rashad Butler | 24 | T | 8 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 2/10/1983 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 89th pick / 2006 |
| 55 | Danny Clark | 30 | LB | 13 | 8 | 248 | 6-2 | Illinois | 5/9/1977 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 245th pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Earl Cochran | 26 | DE | 15 | 1 | 284 | 6-5 | Alabama St. | 4/19/1981 | 1 | |
| 43 | Jameel Cook | 28 | FB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 5-10 | Illinois | 2/8/1979 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 174th pick / 2001 |
| 40 | Curome Cox | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Maryland | 2/28/1981 | 2 | |
| 81 | Owen Daniels | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 11/9/1982 | 1 | Houston Texans / 4th / 98th pick / 2006 |
| 11 | Andre' Davis | 28 | WR | 14 | 8 | 195 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 6/12/1979 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| 36 | Ron Dayne | 29 | RB | 13 | 8 | 250 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 3/14/1978 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 2000 |
| 47 | Will Demps | 28 | DB | 15 | 8 | 205 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 11/7/1979 | 5 | |
| 54 | Zach Diles | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 6/11/1985 | Rook | Houston Texans / 7th / 218th pick / 2007 |
| 85 | Joel Dreessen | 25 | TE | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 7/26/1982 | 2 | New York Jets / 6th / 198th pick / 2005 |
| 33 | Adimchinobe Echemandu | 27 | RB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 5-10 | California | 11/21/1980 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 208th pick / 2004 |
| 38 | Demarcus Faggins | 28 | DB | 16 | 8 | 178 | 5-10 | Kansas St. | 6/13/1979 | 5 | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2002 |
| 58 | Mike Flanagan | 34 | C-T | 14 | 13 | 297 | 6-5 | UCLA | 11/10/1973 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 90th pick / 1996 |
| 21 | Jamar Fletcher | 28 | DB | 10 | 2 | 186 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 8/28/1979 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 2001 |
| 35 | Samkon Gado | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Liberty | 11/13/1982 | 2 | |
| 30 | Ahman Green | 30 | RB | 6 | 5 | 217 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/16/1977 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1998 |
| 56 | Morlon Greenwood | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 238 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/17/1978 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001 |
| 57 | Drew Hodgdon | 26 | C | 2 | 0 | 309 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 11/15/1981 | 2 | Houston Texans / 5th / 151st pick / 2005 |
| 34 | Von Hutchins | 26 | DB | 16 | 15 | 181 | 5-9 | Mississippi | 2/14/1981 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 173rd pick / 2004 |
| 80 | Andre Johnson | 26 | WR | 9 | 9 | 219 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/11/1981 | 4 | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| 99 | Travis Johnson | 25 | DT | 15 | 13 | 314 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 4/26/1982 | 2 | Houston Texans / 1st / 16th pick / 2005 |
| 12 | Jacoby Jones | 23 | WR | 14 | 3 | 192 | 6-3 | Lane | 7/11/1984 | Rook | Houston Texans / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2007 |
| 94 | N.D. Kalu | 32 | DE | 15 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | Rice | 8/3/1975 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 152nd pick / 1997 |
| 53 | William Kershaw | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Maryland | 12/15/1983 | 1 | |
| 97 | Cedric Killings | 30 | DT | 2 | 0 | 290 | 6-2 | Carson-Newman | 12/14/1977 | 7 | |
| 44 | Vonta Leach | 26 | RB | 16 | 12 | 246 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/6/1981 | 3 | |
| 95 | Anthony Maddox | 29 | DT | 16 | 3 | 305 | 6-1 | Delta St. | 11/22/1978 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 118th pick / 2004 |
| 13 | Jerome Mathis | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Hampton | 7/26/1983 | 2 | Houston Texans / 4th / 114th pick / 2005 |
| 76 | Steve McKinney | 32 | C-G | 3 | 3 | 300 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/15/1975 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Amobi Okoye | 20 | DT | 16 | 14 | 302 | 6-2 | Louisville | 6/10/1987 | Rook | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2007 |
| 53 | Shantee Orr | 26 | LB | 5 | 2 | 250 | 6-0 | Michigan | 5/28/1981 | 4 | |
| 48 | Bryan Pittman | 30 | C | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/20/1977 | 4 | |
| 69 | Chester Pitts | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 323 | 6-4 | San Diego St. | 6/26/1979 | 5 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 |
| 88 | Jeb Putzier | 28 | TE | 8 | 1 | 256 | 6-4 | Boise St. | 1/20/1979 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 191st pick / 2002 |
| 23 | Dunta Robinson | 25 | DB | 9 | 9 | 172 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 4/11/1982 | 3 | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| 18 | Sage Rosenfels | 29 | QB | 9 | 5 | 222 | 6-4 | Iowa St. | 3/6/1978 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 109th pick / 2001 |
| 59 | DeMeco Ryans* | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/28/1984 | 1 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2006 |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-7 | San Diego St. | 6/19/1976 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
| 8 | Matt Schaub | 26 | QB | 11 | 11 | 235 | 6-5 | Virginia | 6/25/1981 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| 22 | Jason Simmons | 31 | DB | 1 | 1 | 198 | 5-9 | Arizona St. | 3/30/1976 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1998 |
| 64 | Kasey Studdard | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 299 | 6-0 | Texas | 7/1/1984 | Rook | Houston Texans / 6th / 183rd pick / 2007 |
| 1 | Matt Turk | 39 | P | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | Wisc-Whitewater | 6/16/1968 | 12 | |
| 37 | Darius Walker | 22 | RB | 4 | 2 | 206 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 10/21/1985 | Rook | |
| 83 | Kevin Walter | 26 | WR | 16 | 15 | 221 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 8/4/1981 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| 70 | Fred E. Weary | 30 | G | 12 | 12 | 308 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 9/30/1977 | 5 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2002 |
| 98 | Anthony Weaver | 27 | DE | 15 | 13 | 290 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1980 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2002 |
| 63 | Chris L. White | 24 | C | 6 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 2/28/1983 | 2 | |
| 90 | Mario Williams | 22 | DE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | North Carolina St. | 1/31/1985 | 1 | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2006 |
| 86 | Harry Williams Jr. | 25 | WR | 2 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Tuskegee | 8/10/1982 | 2 | New York Jets / 7th / 240th pick / 2005 |
| 73 | Eric Winston | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 11/17/1983 | 1 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2006 |
| 25 | Dexter Wynn | 26 | DB | 8 | 1 | 177 | 5-9 | Colorado St. | 2/25/1981 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 192nd pick / 2004 |
| 92 | Jeff Zgonina | 37 | DT | 16 | 1 | 285 | 6-2 | Purdue | 5/24/1970 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 246.9 | 6-1.8 | 4.1 |