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2008 Houston Texans
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 366 points (22.9/g), 17th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 394 points (24.6/g), 27th.
Differential of -28 points (-1.8/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 7.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 29th.
Coached by Gary Kubiak (8-8-0)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Matt Schaub | 27 | 4 | 11 | 251 for 380, 3,043 yards, 15 td, 10 int, & 31 rushes for 68 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| QB | Sage Rosenfels | 30 | 6 | 5 | 116 for 174, 1,431 yards, 6 td, 10 int, & 11 rushes for 37 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 109th pick / 2001 |
| RB | Steve Slaton | 22 | Rook | 15 | 268 rushes for 1,282 yards, 9 td, & 50 catches for 377 yards and 1 td | Houston Texans / 3rd / 89th pick / 2008 |
| FB | Vonta Leach | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1 rush for 1 yards, 1 td, & 12 catches for 103 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Andre Johnson*+ | 27 | 5 | 16 | 115 catches for 1,575 yards, 8 td | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| WR | Kevin Walter | 27 | 5 | 16 | 60 catches for 899 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 23 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| TE | Owen Daniels* | 26 | 2 | 16 | 70 catches for 862 yards, 2 td | Houston Texans / 4th / 98th pick / 2006 |
| LT | Duane Brown | 23 | Rook | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 26th pick / 2008 |
| LG | Chester Pitts | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 |
| C | Chris Myers | 27 | 3 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 200th pick / 2005 |
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| RG | Mike Brisiel | 25 | 1 | 16 | ||
| RT | Eric Winston | 25 | 2 | 16 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2006 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Anthony Weaver | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2002 |
| NT | Travis Johnson | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 16th pick / 2005 |
| RDT | Amobi Okoye | 21 | 1 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2007 |
| RDE | Mario Williams* | 23 | 2 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2006 |
| LLB | Zach Diles | 23 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 7th / 218th pick / 2007 |
| MLB | DeMeco Ryans | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2006 |
| RLB | Morlon Greenwood | 30 | 7 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001 |
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| RLB | Xavier Adibi | 24 | Rook | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 4th / 118th pick / 2008 |
| RLB | Kevin Bentley | 29 | 6 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Fred Bennett | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 4th / 123rd pick / 2007 |
| LCB | Demarcus Faggins | 29 | 6 | 5 | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2002 |
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| RCB | Jacques Reeves | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 223rd pick / 2004 |
| RCB | Dunta Robinson | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| SS | Nick Ferguson | 34 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Brandon Harrison | 23 | Rook | 6 | ||
| FS | Eugene Wilson | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| FS | Will Demps | 29 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kris Brown | 32 | 9 | 0 | 29 of 33 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| P | Matt Turk | 40 | 13 | 0 | 53 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jacoby Jones | 24 | 1 | 0 | 32 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 2 td | Houston Texans / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2007 |
| KR | Andre' Davis | 29 | 6 | 0 | 43 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Xavier Adibi | 24 | LB | 7 | 5 | 220 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 10/18/1984 | Rook | Houston Texans / 4th / 118th pick / 2008 |
| 89 | David Anderson | 25 | WR | 16 | 1 | 195 | 5-10 | Colorado State | 7/28/1983 | 2 | Houston Texans / 7th / 251st pick / 2006 |
| 34 | Dominique Barber | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/2/1986 | Rook | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2008 |
| 32 | Fred Bennett | 25 | DB | 16 | 6 | 196 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 12/31/1983 | 1 | Houston Texans / 4th / 123rd pick / 2007 |
| 57 | Kevin Bentley | 29 | LB | 16 | 7 | 245 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/29/1979 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 2002 |
| 65 | Mike Brisiel | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Colorado State | 3/14/1983 | 1 | |
| 24 | C.C. Brown | 25 | DB | 3 | 3 | 210 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/27/1983 | 3 | Houston Texans / 6th / 188th pick / 2005 |
| 76 | Duane Brown | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 8/30/1985 | Rook | Houston Texans / 1st / 26th pick / 2008 |
| 3 | Kris Brown | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 36 | TE | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 93 | Tim Bulman | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 294 | 6-3 | Boston College | 10/31/1982 | 3 | |
| 96 | Earl Cochran | 27 | DE | 8 | 1 | 284 | 6-5 | Alabama State | 4/19/1981 | 2 | |
| 53 | Kevis Coley | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 6/23/1982 | Rook | |
| 81 | Owen Daniels* | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 11/9/1982 | 2 | Houston Texans / 4th / 98th pick / 2006 |
| 11 | Andre' Davis | 29 | WR | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 6/12/1979 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| 47 | Will Demps | 29 | DB | 9 | 5 | 205 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/7/1979 | 6 | |
| 54 | Zach Diles | 23 | LB | 8 | 8 | 240 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 6/11/1985 | 1 | Houston Texans / 7th / 218th pick / 2007 |
| 85 | Joel Dreessen | 26 | TE | 16 | 3 | 260 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 7/26/1982 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 198th pick / 2005 |
| 38 | Demarcus Faggins | 29 | DB | 16 | 5 | 178 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 6/13/1979 | 6 | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2002 |
| 25 | Nick Ferguson | 34 | DB | 14 | 9 | 201 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech,Morris Brown | 11/27/1974 | 8 | |
| 30 | Ahman Green | 31 | RB | 8 | 1 | 217 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/16/1977 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 76th pick / 1998 |
| 56 | Morlon Greenwood | 30 | LB | 15 | 10 | 238 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/17/1978 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001 |
| 82 | Clark Harris | 24 | TE | 4 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Rutgers | 7/10/1984 | Rook | |
| 31 | Brandon Harrison | 23 | DB | 15 | 6 | 227 | 6-2 | Stanford | 4/29/1985 | Rook | |
| 84 | Darnell Jenkins | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 12/31/1982 | Rook | |
| 80 | Andre Johnson*+ | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/11/1981 | 5 | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| 99 | Travis Johnson | 26 | DT | 15 | 14 | 314 | 6-3 | Florida State | 4/26/1982 | 3 | Houston Texans / 1st / 16th pick / 2005 |
| 12 | Jacoby Jones | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Lane | 7/11/1984 | 1 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2007 |
| 94 | N.D. Kalu | 33 | DE | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Rice | 8/3/1975 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 152nd pick / 1997 |
| 44 | Vonta Leach | 27 | RB | 16 | 12 | 246 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/6/1981 | 4 | |
| 95 | Stanley McClover | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/16/1984 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 237th pick / 2006 |
| 21 | Ryan Moats | 26 | RB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 5-8 | Louisiana Tech | 12/17/1982 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 2005 |
| 28 | Antwaun Molden | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Eastern Kentucky | 1/23/1985 | Rook | Houston Texans / 3rd / 79th pick / 2008 |
| 55 | Chris Myers | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/15/1981 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 200th pick / 2005 |
| 72 | Jesse Nading | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | Colorado State | 7/3/1985 | Rook | |
| 97 | Frank Okam | 23 | DT | 5 | 0 | 319 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/16/1985 | Rook | Houston Texans / 5th / 151st pick / 2008 |
| 91 | Amobi Okoye | 21 | DT | 14 | 12 | 302 | 6-2 | Louisville | 6/10/1987 | 1 | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2007 |
| 48 | Bryan Pittman | 31 | C | 12 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/20/1977 | 5 | |
| 69 | Chester Pitts | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 323 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 6/26/1979 | 6 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 |
| 35 | Jacques Reeves | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 5-11 | Purdue | 10/8/1982 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 223rd pick / 2004 |
| 66 | DelJuan Robinson | 24 | DT | 16 | 3 | 303 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 7/1/1984 | Rook | |
| 23 | Dunta Robinson | 26 | DB | 11 | 6 | 172 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 4/11/1982 | 4 | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| 18 | Sage Rosenfels | 30 | QB | 6 | 5 | 222 | 6-4 | Iowa State | 3/6/1978 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 109th pick / 2001 |
| 59 | DeMeco Ryans | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/28/1984 | 2 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2006 |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | 32 | T | 13 | 0 | 295 | 6-7 | San Diego State | 6/19/1976 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
| 33 | Cecil Sapp | 30 | RB | 12 | 0 | 229 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 12/12/1978 | 5 | |
| 8 | Matt Schaub | 27 | QB | 11 | 11 | 235 | 6-5 | Virginia | 6/25/1981 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| 20 | Steve Slaton | 22 | RB | 16 | 15 | 195 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/4/1986 | Rook | Houston Texans / 3rd / 89th pick / 2008 |
| 64 | Kasey Studdard | 24 | G | 2 | 0 | 299 | 6-0 | Texas | 7/1/1984 | 1 | Houston Texans / 6th / 183rd pick / 2007 |
| 27 | Chris Taylor | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Indiana | 11/7/1983 | 2 | |
| 51 | Chaun Thompson | 28 | LB | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 5/22/1980 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2003 |
| 1 | Matt Turk | 40 | P | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 6/16/1968 | 13 | |
| 83 | Kevin Walter | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-3 | Eastern Michigan | 8/4/1981 | 5 | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| 98 | Anthony Weaver | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1980 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2002 |
| 63 | Chris L. White | 25 | C | 8 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 2/28/1983 | 3 | |
| 90 | Mario Williams* | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | North Carolina State | 1/31/1985 | 2 | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2006 |
| 26 | Eugene Wilson | 28 | DB | 12 | 10 | 195 | 5-10 | Illinois | 8/17/1980 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| 73 | Eric Winston | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 11/17/1983 | 2 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2006 |
| 92 | Jeff Zgonina | 38 | DT | 16 | 2 | 285 | 6-2 | Purdue | 5/24/1970 | 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 245.3 | 6-1.9 | 3.8 |