{"id":1288,"date":"2025-03-27T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:56:30","slug":"houston-texans-top-5-quarterbacks-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/2025\/03\/houston-texans-top-5-quarterbacks-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans Top 5 Quarterbacks of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(last updated on February 9, 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in 2002, the Houston Texans are the youngest franchise in the National Football League<\/a>. After the Oilers left in the mid-90s, the football-hungry Houston area had a void, and the Texans filled it. Although they didn\u2019t make the playoffs in their first nine seasons, the Houston Texans have won eight AFC South titles since 2011. That\u2019s more divisional crowns than many much older franchises. With a talented young nucleus built around a franchise QB and a charismatic coach, the Texans seem to be well positioned moving forward. But before we look forward, it\u2019s time to go not-that-far<\/em> back in time. For a state where football is religion, here are the top quarterbacks of all time for the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tDavis Mills<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n \n

\n \n Davis Compton Mills\n \n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tPosition<\/strong>: QB\n\t\t\tThrows:<\/strong>\n\t\tRight\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n

6-4<\/span>, 225lb<\/span> (193cm, 102kg) <\/p>\n

Team<\/strong>: Houston Texans<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

\n Born:<\/strong> \n \n\t\tOctober 21<\/a>, 1998\n \n \n in Atlanta, GA<\/a><\/span>\n \n<\/span\"> (Age: 27-111d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

College<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tStanford<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t (College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>

Weighted Career AV (100-95-…)<\/a>:<\/strong> 17 (6505th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tGreater Atlanta Christian<\/a> (GA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: Houston Texans<\/a> in the 3rd round (67th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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6<\/p>\n

44<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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2<\/p>\n

18<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>

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3-0-0<\/p>\n

8-19-1<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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57.2<\/p>\n

61.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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915<\/p>\n

7082<\/p><\/div>\n\n

\nY\/A<\/strong><\/span>

5.8<\/p>\n

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\nTD<\/strong><\/span>

5<\/p>\n

40<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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1<\/p>\n

26<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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68.6<\/p>\n

434.5<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Since the Houston Texans are pretty young, every guy on their all-time quarterback list isn\u2019t going to be ticketed for Canton, so I give you Davis Mills. Mills is the current backup in Houston, but he was the starter in 2021 and 2022. Yes, his record isn\u2019t so hot (8-19-1). However, his career numbers aren\u2019t terrible: a 61.8 completion %, 7,082 passing yards, 40 TDs to 26 INTs, and an 82.5 passer rating. He has six career games with 300+ passing yards and 14 games with at least two TD passes. In his defense, he didn\u2019t have an overly abundant number of offensive weapons or a stable line (sacked 31 times in both \u201821 and \u201822). He filled in three times as the starter in 2025, and Houston won each time. Considering this Stanford man was just a third rounder in 2021<\/a>, Houston has gotten a decent return on their investment, so that gets Davis Mills a place with the top Texans quarterbacks of all time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tDavid Carr<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n \n

\n \n David Duke Carr\n \n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tPosition<\/strong>: QB\n\t\t\tThrows:<\/strong>\n\t\tRight\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n

6-3<\/span>, 212lb<\/span> (190cm, 96kg) <\/p>\n\n\n

\n Born:<\/strong> \n \n\t\tJuly 21<\/a>, 1979\n \n \n in Bakersfield, CA<\/a><\/span>\n \n<\/span\"> (Age: 45-235d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

College<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tFresno St.<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t (College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>

Weighted Career AV (100-95-…)<\/a>:<\/strong> 45 (2155th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tStockdale<\/a> (CA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: Houston Texans<\/a> in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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94<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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49<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>

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23-56-0<\/p><\/div>\n\n

\nCmp%<\/strong><\/span>\n

59.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n

\nYds<\/strong><\/span>\n

14452<\/p><\/div>\n\n

\nY\/A<\/strong><\/span>\n

6.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n

\nTD<\/strong><\/span>\n

65<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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71<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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846.9<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The first quarterback in Houston Texans was also their first ever draft pick: David Carr. With the top overall selection in the 2002 draft<\/a>, Houston took this QB who could have doubled as a Backstreet Boy. It\u2019s no secret that this California boy got beat up in the pocket. In his rookie season, he was sacked a still-standing NFL record 76 times<\/a> \u2026 ouch. Then he went down another 68 times in 2005. On the bright side, this battered slinger still managed to throw for at least 2,000 yards all five years he was in H-Town. Numbers wise, 2004<\/a> was his best season with 3,531 yards passing and 16 TD strikes, and \u2026 yeah, he was sacked an NFL-high 49 times. Carr\u2019s other Houston highlight was leading the league with a 68.3 completion rate in 2006; that\u2019s not bad for a dude who was constantly picking himself off the turf. As you would imagine, the Texans weren\u2019t very good in David\u2019s tenure (22-53 in his starts). David Carr\u2019s toughness alone gets him a comfy seat with the best quarterbacks in Houston Texans history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n \n Coleridge Bernard Stroud IV\n  (C.J.<\/span>)\n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tPosition<\/strong>: QB\n\t\t\tThrows:<\/strong>\n\t\tRight\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n

6-3<\/span>, 218lb<\/span> (190cm, 98kg) <\/p>\n

Team<\/strong>: Houston Texans<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

\n Born:<\/strong> \n \n\t\tOctober 3<\/a>, 2001\n \n \n in Rancho Cucamonga, CA<\/a><\/span>\n \n<\/span\"> (Age: 24-129d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

College<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tOhio St.<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t (College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>

Weighted Career AV (100-95-…)<\/a>:<\/strong> 33 (3517th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tRancho Cucamonga<\/a> (CA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: Houston Texans<\/a> in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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