2009 Houston Texans
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 388 points (24.2/g), 10th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 333 points (20.8/g), 17th.
Differential of 55 points (3.4/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.0, Offense: 2.7, Defense: -0.7, SoS: -1.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Gary Kubiak (9-7-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Shanahan
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* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 396 for 583, 4,770 yards, 29 td, 15 int, & 48 rushes for 57 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Andre Johnson*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 101 catches for 1,569 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| WR | Steve Slaton | 23 | 1 | 10 | 44 catches for 417 yards, 4 td, & 131 rushes for 437 yards and 3 td | Houston Texans / 3rd / 89th pick / 2008 |
| WR | Kevin Walter | 28 | 6 | 14 | 53 catches for 611 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| TE | Owen Daniels | 27 | 3 | 8 | 40 catches for 519 yards, 5 td | Houston Texans / 4th / 98th pick / 2006 |
| TE | Joel Dreessen | 27 | 4 | 11 | 26 catches for 320 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 6th / 198th pick / 2005 |
| TE | David Anderson | 26 | 3 | 8 | 38 catches for 370 yards, 0 td | Houston Texans / 7th / 251st pick / 2006 |
| LT | Duane Brown | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 26th pick / 2008 |
| LG | Kasey Studdard | 25 | 2 | 14 | Houston Texans / 6th / 183rd pick / 2007 | |
| C | Chris Myers | 28 | 4 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 200th pick / 2005 | |
| RG | Chris L. White | 26 | 4 | 8 | ||
| RG | Mike Brisiel | 26 | 2 | 5 | ||
| RT | Eric Winston | 26 | 3 | 16 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2006 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Antonio Smith | 28 | 5 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 |
| LDT | Shaun Cody | 26 | 4 | 13 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 |
| RDT | Amobi Okoye | 22 | 2 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2007 |
| RDE | Mario Williams* | 24 | 3 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2006 |
| LLB | Brian Cushing* | 22 | Rook | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 15th pick / 2009 |
| MLB | DeMeco Ryans* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2006 |
| RLB | Zach Diles | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 7th / 218th pick / 2007 |
| LCB | Glover Quin | 23 | Rook | 12 | Houston Texans / 4th / 112th pick / 2009 | |
| LCB | Jacques Reeves | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 223rd pick / 2004 |
| RCB | Dunta Robinson | 27 | 5 | 16 | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 | |
| SS | Bernard Pollard | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 54th pick / 2006 |
| FS | Eugene Wilson | 29 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| FS | Dominique Barber | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2008 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kris Brown | 33 | 10 | 0 | 21 of 32 field goals & 43 of 44 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| P | Matt Turk | 41 | 14 | 0 | 67 punts for a 42.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jacoby Jones | 25 | 2 | 1 | 39 punt returns for a 10.9 average and 0 td | Houston Texans / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2007 |
| KR | Andre' Davis | 30 | 7 | 1 | 33 kick returns for a 23.7 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 | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 10/18/1984 | 1 | Houston Texans / 4th / 118th pick / 2008 |
| 89 | David Anderson | 26 | WR | 16 | 8 | 195 | 5-10 | Colorado St. | 7/28/1983 | 3 | Houston Texans / 7th / 251st pick / 2006 |
| 34 | Dominique Barber | 23 | DB | 13 | 6 | 211 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/2/1986 | 1 | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2008 |
| 98 | Connor Barwin | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/15/1986 | Rook | Houston Texans / 2nd / 46th pick / 2009 |
| 32 | Fred Bennett | 26 | DB | 10 | 3 | 196 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 12/31/1983 | 2 | Houston Texans / 4th / 123rd pick / 2007 |
| 57 | Kevin Bentley | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/29/1979 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 101st pick / 2002 |
| Mike Brisiel | 26 | G | 5 | 5 | 310 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 3/14/1983 | 2 | ||
| 22 | Chris Brown | 28 | RB | 14 | 4 | 219 | 6-3 | Colorado | 4/17/1981 | 6 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2003 |
| 76 | Duane Brown | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 8/30/1985 | 1 | Houston Texans / 1st / 26th pick / 2008 |
| 3 | Kris Brown | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| 93 | Tim Bulman | 27 | DT | 15 | 1 | 294 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 10/31/1982 | 4 | |
| 40 | John Busing | 26 | DB | 16 | 4 | 221 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 9/1/1983 | 3 | |
| Rashad Butler | 26 | T | 16 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 2/10/1983 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 89th pick / 2006 | |
| Antoine Caldwell | 23 | C | 11 | 3 | 307 | 6-3 | Alabama | 4/19/1986 | Rook | Houston Texans / 3rd / 77th pick / 2009 | |
| 53 | Khary Campbell | 30 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 4/4/1979 | 7 | |
| 86 | James Casey | 25 | TE | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Rice | 9/22/1984 | Rook | Houston Texans / 5th / 152nd pick / 2009 |
| 95 | Shaun Cody | 26 | DT | 14 | 13 | 292 | 6-4 | USC | 1/22/1983 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 |
| 56 | Brian Cushing* | 22 | LB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-3 | USC | 1/24/1987 | Rook | Houston Texans / 1st / 15th pick / 2009 |
| 81 | Owen Daniels | 27 | TE | 8 | 8 | 245 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 11/9/1982 | 3 | Houston Texans / 4th / 98th pick / 2006 |
| 11 | Andre' Davis | 30 | WR | 14 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 6/12/1979 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| 54 | Zach Diles | 24 | LB | 16 | 12 | 240 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 6/11/1985 | 2 | Houston Texans / 7th / 218th pick / 2007 |
| 85 | Joel Dreessen | 27 | TE | 16 | 11 | 260 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 7/26/1982 | 4 | New York Jets / 6th / 198th pick / 2005 |
| 25 | Nick Ferguson | 35 | DB | 10 | 1 | 201 | 5-11 | Morris Brown,Georgia Tech | 11/27/1974 | 9 | |
| 37 | Arian Foster | 23 | RB | 6 | 1 | 232 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 9/24/1986 | Rook | |
| 5 | Rex Grossman | 29 | QB | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/23/1980 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 2003 |
| 87 | Anthony Hill | 24 | TE | 5 | 0 | 264 | 6-5 | North Carolina St. | 1/2/1985 | Rook | Houston Texans / 4th / 122nd pick / 2009 |
| 96 | Tim Jamison | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/26/1986 | Rook | |
| 80 | Andre Johnson*+ | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/11/1981 | 6 | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| 12 | Jacoby Jones | 25 | WR | 14 | 1 | 192 | 6-3 | Lane | 7/11/1984 | 2 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2007 |
| 44 | Vonta Leach | 28 | RB | 16 | 4 | 246 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/6/1981 | 5 | |
| 17 | Glenn Martinez | 28 | WR | 7 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Saginaw Valley St. | 11/30/1981 | 4 | |
| 41 | Brice McCain | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah | 12/10/1986 | Rook | Houston Texans / 6th / 188th pick / 2009 |
| 21 | Ryan Moats | 27 | RB | 14 | 2 | 210 | 5-8 | Louisiana Tech | 12/17/1982 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 2005 |
| 28 | Antwaun Molden | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | East. Kentucky | 1/23/1985 | 1 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 79th pick / 2008 |
| 55 | Chris Myers | 28 | G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/15/1981 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 200th pick / 2005 |
| Jesse Nading | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 7/3/1985 | 1 | ||
| Frank Okam | 24 | DT | 3 | 0 | 319 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/16/1985 | 1 | Houston Texans / 5th / 151st pick / 2008 | |
| 91 | Amobi Okoye | 22 | DT | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-2 | Louisville | 6/10/1987 | 2 | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2007 |
| Bryan Pittman | 32 | C | 3 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/20/1977 | 6 | ||
| 69 | Chester Pitts | 30 | T-G | 2 | 2 | 323 | 6-4 | San Diego St. | 6/26/1979 | 7 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 |
| 31 | Bernard Pollard | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 225 | 6-2 | Purdue | 12/23/1984 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 54th pick / 2006 |
| 29 | Glover Quin | 23 | DB | 15 | 12 | 201 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 1/15/1986 | Rook | Houston Texans / 4th / 112th pick / 2009 |
| 35 | Jacques Reeves | 27 | DB | 12 | 5 | 192 | 5-11 | Purdue | 10/8/1982 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 223rd pick / 2004 |
| 66 | DelJuan Robinson | 25 | DT | 11 | 0 | 303 | 6-3 | Mississippi St. | 7/1/1984 | 1 | |
| 23 | Dunta Robinson | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 172 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 4/11/1982 | 5 | Houston Texans / 1st / 10th pick / 2004 |
| 26 | Brian Russell | 31 | DB | 3 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 2/5/1978 | 7 | |
| 59 | DeMeco Ryans* | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/28/1984 | 3 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2006 |
| 8 | Matt Schaub* | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-5 | Virginia | 6/25/1981 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| 20 | Steve Slaton | 23 | RB | 11 | 10 | 195 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/4/1986 | 1 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 89th pick / 2008 |
| 94 | Antonio Smith | 28 | DE | 16 | 15 | 274 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 10/21/1981 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 |
| 64 | Kasey Studdard | 25 | G | 16 | 14 | 299 | 6-0 | Texas | 7/1/1984 | 2 | Houston Texans / 6th / 183rd pick / 2007 |
| 51 | Chaun Thompson | 29 | LB | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 5/22/1980 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2003 |
| 1 | Matt Turk | 41 | P | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | Wisc-Whitewater | 6/16/1968 | 14 | |
| 83 | Kevin Walter | 28 | WR | 14 | 14 | 221 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 8/4/1981 | 6 | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| 63 | Chris L. White | 26 | C | 12 | 8 | 285 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 2/28/1983 | 4 | |
| 90 | Mario Williams* | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | North Carolina St. | 1/31/1985 | 3 | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2006 |
| 26 | Eugene Wilson | 29 | DB | 8 | 8 | 195 | 5-10 | Illinois | 8/17/1980 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| 73 | Eric Winston | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 11/17/1983 | 3 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2006 |
| 92 | Jeff Zgonina | 39 | DT | 16 | 2 | 285 | 6-2 | Purdue | 5/24/1970 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 244.4 | 6-1.9 | 3.8 |