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2012 Houston Texans
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 416 points (26.0/g), 8th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 331 points (20.7/g), 9th.
Differential of 85 points (5.3/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.8/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.5, Offense: 1.8, Defense: 1.7, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Gary Kubiak
Offensive Coordinator: Rick Dennison
Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips
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* | 31 | 8 | 15 | 350 for 544, 4,008 yards, 22 td, 12 int, & 21 rushes for -9 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| RB | Arian Foster* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 351 rushes for 1,424 yards, 15 td, & 40 catches for 217 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | James Casey | 28 | 3 | 9 | 1 rush for 6 yards, 0 td, & 34 catches for 330 yards and 3 td | Houston Texans / 5th / 152nd pick / 2009 |
| WR | Andre Johnson* | 31 | 9 | 15 | 112 catches for 1,598 yards, 4 td | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| WR | Kevin Walter | 31 | 9 | 13 | 41 catches for 518 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| TE | Owen Daniels* | 30 | 6 | 13 | 62 catches for 716 yards, 6 td | Houston Texans / 4th / 98th pick / 2006 |
| LT | Duane Brown*+ | 27 | 4 | 15 | Houston Texans / 1st / 26th pick / 2008 | |
| LG | Wade Smith* | 31 | 9 | 15 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 2003 | |
| C | Chris Myers* | 31 | 7 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 6th / 200th pick / 2005 |
| RT | Derek Newton | 25 | 1 | 13 | Houston Texans / 7th / 214th pick / 2011 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| DE | Antonio Smith | 31 | 8 | 15 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 | |
| DE | J.J. Watt*+ | 23 | 1 | 15 | Houston Texans / 1st / 11th pick / 2011 | |
| NT | Shaun Cody | 29 | 7 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 | |
| ILB | Bradie James | 31 | 9 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 2003 | |
| SLB | Brooks Reed | 25 | 1 | 12 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2011 | |
| WLB | Connor Barwin | 26 | 3 | 15 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 46th pick / 2009 | |
| LCB | Kareem Jackson | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 1st / 20th pick / 2010 |
| RCB | Johnathan Joseph* | 28 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 24th pick / 2006 |
| SS | Danieal Manning | 30 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2006 |
| FS | Glover Quin | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 4th / 112th pick / 2009 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Mister Alexander | 24 | 6 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Florida State | 6/2/1988 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Alan Ball | 27 | rcb | 11 | 1 | 176 | 6-1 | Illinois | 3/29/1985 | 5 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 237th pick / 2007 |
| 98 | Connor Barwin | 26 | WLB | 16 | 15 | 253 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/15/1986 | 3 | 8 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 46th pick / 2009 |
| 50 | Bryan Braman | 25 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | West Texas A&M | 5/4/1987 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 79 | Brandon Brooks | 23 | 5 | 0 | 343 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 8/19/1989 | Rook | 0 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 76th pick / 2012 | |
| 76 | Duane Brown*+ | 27 | LT | 15 | 15 | 318 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 8/30/1985 | 4 | 11 | Houston Texans / 1st / 26th pick / 2008 |
| 62 | Antoine Caldwell | 26 | rg | 11 | 6 | 307 | 6-3 | Alabama | 4/19/1986 | 3 | 3 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 77th pick / 2009 |
| 20 | Roc Carmichael | 24 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 9/9/1988 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 86 | James Casey | 28 | FB | 16 | 9 | 235 | 6-3 | Rice | 9/22/1984 | 3 | 4 | Houston Texans / 5th / 152nd pick / 2009 |
| 40 | Tyler Clutts | 28 | 15 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | 11/9/1984 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 95 | Shaun Cody | 29 | NT | 12 | 11 | 292 | 6-4 | USC | 1/22/1983 | 7 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 |
| 93 | Jared Crick | 23 | 15 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 8/21/1989 | Rook | 2 | Houston Texans / 4th / 126th pick / 2012 | |
| 56 | Brian Cushing | 25 | mlb | 5 | 5 | 243 | 6-3 | USC | 1/24/1987 | 3 | 3 | Houston Texans / 1st / 15th pick / 2009 |
| 81 | Owen Daniels* | 30 | TE | 15 | 13 | 245 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 11/9/1982 | 6 | 8 | Houston Texans / 4th / 98th pick / 2006 |
| 27 | Quintin Demps | 27 | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 6/29/1985 | 4 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 117th pick / 2008 | |
| 52 | Tim Dobbins | 30 | ilb | 14 | 5 | 245 | 6-1 | Iowa St. | 12/10/1982 | 6 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 151st pick / 2006 |
| 28 | Justin Forsett | 27 | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-8 | California | 10/14/1985 | 4 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 233rd pick / 2008 | |
| 23 | Arian Foster* | 26 | RB | 16 | 15 | 232 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 9/24/1986 | 3 | 10 | |
| 66 | Andrew Gardner | 26 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 6-7 | Georgia Tech | 4/4/1986 | 3 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 181st pick / 2009 | |
| 88 | Garrett Graham | 26 | fb | 15 | 8 | 245 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 8/4/1986 | 2 | 4 | Houston Texans / 4th / 118th pick / 2010 |
| 17 | Shayne Graham | 35 | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 12/9/1977 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Jonathan Grimes | 23 | 6 | 0 | 209 | 5-10 | William & Mary | 12/21/1989 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 26 | Brandon Harris | 22 | 8 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 1/24/1990 | 1 | 1 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 60th pick / 2011 | |
| 68 | Ryan Harris | 27 | rt | 15 | 2 | 299 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 3/11/1985 | 5 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2007 |
| 25 | Kareem Jackson | 24 | LCB | 16 | 14 | 192 | 5-10 | Alabama | 4/10/1988 | 2 | 8 | Houston Texans / 1st / 20th pick / 2010 |
| 53 | Bradie James | 31 | ILB | 15 | 14 | 243 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/17/1981 | 9 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 2003 |
| 96 | Tim Jamison | 26 | 6 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/26/1986 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Lestar Jean | 24 | wr | 14 | 1 | 215 | 6-3 | Florida Atlantic | 2/5/1988 | 1 | 1 | |
| 80 | Andre Johnson* | 31 | WR | 16 | 15 | 219 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/11/1981 | 9 | 14 | Houston Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 2003 |
| 60 | Ben Jones | 23 | rg | 15 | 9 | 303 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/2/1989 | Rook | 4 | Houston Texans / 4th / 99th pick / 2012 |
| 5 | Donnie Jones | 32 | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | LSU | 7/5/1980 | 8 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 224th pick / 2004 | |
| 24 | Johnathan Joseph* | 28 | RCB | 14 | 13 | 185 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 4/16/1984 | 6 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 24th pick / 2006 |
| 31 | Shiloh Keo | 25 | 16 | 0 | 219 | 5-11 | Col. of Idaho | 12/17/1987 | 1 | 1 | Houston Texans / 5th / 144th pick / 2011 | |
| 38 | Danieal Manning | 30 | SS | 16 | 15 | 205 | 6-0 | Abilene Christian | 8/9/1982 | 6 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2006 |
| 82 | Keshawn Martin | 22 | wr | 16 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 3/15/1990 | Rook | 1 | Houston Texans / 4th / 121st pick / 2012 |
| 21 | Brice McCain | 26 | c | 12 | 2 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah | 12/10/1986 | 3 | 3 | Houston Texans / 6th / 188th pick / 2009 |
| 90 | Terrell McClain | 24 | 3 | 0 | 297 | 6-2 | South Florida | 7/20/1988 | 1 | 0 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 65th pick / 2011 | |
| 59 | Whitney Mercilus | 22 | wlb | 16 | 3 | 261 | 6-3 | Illinois | 7/21/1990 | Rook | 3 | Houston Texans / 1st / 26th pick / 2012 |
| 92 | Earl Mitchell | 25 | nt | 16 | 3 | 289 | 6-1 | Arizona | 9/25/1987 | 2 | 3 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 81st pick / 2010 |
| 55 | Chris Myers* | 31 | C | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/15/1981 | 7 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 200th pick / 2005 |
| 57 | Jesse Nading | 27 | 16 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 7/3/1985 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 75 | Derek Newton | 25 | RT | 13 | 13 | 311 | 6-5 | Hinds CC; Arkansas State | 11/16/1987 | 1 | 6 | Houston Texans / 7th / 214th pick / 2011 |
| 35 | Eddie Pleasant | 24 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Oregon | 12/17/1988 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 11 | DeVier Posey | 22 | 11 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 3/15/1990 | Rook | 1 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 68th pick / 2012 | |
| 29 | Glover Quin | 26 | FS | 16 | 15 | 201 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 1/15/1986 | 3 | 7 | Houston Texans / 4th / 112th pick / 2009 |
| 58 | Brooks Reed | 25 | SLB | 12 | 12 | 263 | 6-3 | Arizona | 2/28/1987 | 1 | 6 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2011 |
| 30 | Stanford Routt | 29 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Houston | 7/23/1983 | 7 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 38th pick / 2005 | |
| 97 | Barrett Ruud | 29 | mlb | 9 | 1 | 242 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 5/20/1983 | 7 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005 |
| 8 | Matt Schaub* | 31 | QB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-5 | Virginia | 6/25/1981 | 8 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 90th pick / 2004 |
| 51 | Darryl Sharpton | 24 | mlb | 7 | 5 | 229 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 1/1/1988 | 2 | 3 | Houston Texans / 4th / 102nd pick / 2010 |
| 94 | Antonio Smith | 31 | DE | 16 | 15 | 274 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 10/21/1981 | 8 | 8 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 135th pick / 2004 |
| 74 | Wade Smith* | 31 | LG | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-4 | Memphis | 4/26/1981 | 9 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 2003 |
| 44 | Ben Tate | 24 | 11 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Auburn | 8/21/1988 | 1 | 2 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 58th pick / 2010 | |
| 83 | Kevin Walter | 31 | WR | 16 | 13 | 221 | 6-3 | East. Michigan | 8/4/1981 | 9 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| 99 | J.J. Watt*+ | 23 | DE | 16 | 15 | 290 | 6-5 | Central Michigan,Wisconsin | 3/22/1989 | 1 | 20 | Houston Texans / 1st / 11th pick / 2011 |
| 46 | Jon Weeks | 26 | 15 | 0 | 255 | 5-10 | Baylor | 2/17/1986 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | T.J. Yates | 25 | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/28/1987 | 1 | 0 | Houston Texans / 5th / 152nd pick / 2011 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 242.3 | 6-1.8 | 2.9 |
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