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Houston Texans — 2021
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Team grade · 2021
21.9
Overall
19 pct
17.0
Offense
9
47.7
Defense
41
21.7
S. Teams
13
Position breakdown
Offense
QB
30
OL
18
Starting lineup
4-3 Base
FS
A.J. Moore
›
38.6
*
SS
Terrence Brooks
›
Full roster
all
offense
defense
Special teams
#
Player
▼
Pos
▼
▼
GP / GS
▼
Snaps
▼
Grade
Pct
1
Jonathan Greenard
›
EDGE
12
/ 10
440
77.3
91
2
Tavierre Thomas
›
CB
17
/ 15
939
70.9
88
3
Cameron Johnston
›
P
17
/ 0
149
67.2
81
4
Kamu Grugier-Hill
›
LB
14
/ 12
845
66.9
95
5
Lonnie Johnson
›
CB
14
/ 9
666
66.3
78
6
Maliek Collins
›
iDL
15
/ 14
706
54.1
60
7
Terrance Mitchell
›
CB
14
/ 12
814
51.2
55
8
Ross Blacklock
›
iDL
14
/ 4
514
50.9
54
9
Jordan Jenkins
›
low volume
EDGE
11
/ 0
315
50.7
51
10
Brevin Jordan
›
low volume
TE
9
/ 2
234
50.6
56
11
Brandin Cooks
›
WR
16
/ 15
831
50.5
55
12
Chris Conley
›
low volume
WR
16
/ 11
664
50.4
54
13
Justin Reid
›
S
13
/ 13
853
49.2
53
14
Eric Wilson
›
low volume
LB
14
/ 7
460
48.4
55
15
Danny Amendola
›
low volume
WR
8
/ 2
196
47.3
47
16
Chris Moore
›
low volume
WR
12
/ 7
398
47.2
47
17
Christian Kirksey
›
LB
13
/ 12
820
46.0
49
18
Eric Murray
›
S
16
/ 11
919
43.7
34
19
Royce Freeman
›
low volume
RB
15
/ 1
293
43.1
43
20
Nico Collins
›
WR
14
/ 13
538
38.9
23
21
Rex Burkhead
›
RB
16
/ 5
458
37.2
30
22
Desmond King
›
CB
16
/ 13
1,003
35.9
25
23
DeMarcus Walker
›
EDGE
13
/ 6
502
34.7
32
24
Davis Mills
›
QB
13
/ 12
743
32.1
24
25
Jaleel Johnson
›
low volume
iDL
12
/ 0
343
32.0
23
26
Pharaoh Brown
›
low volume
TE
15
/ 15
659
28.0
9
27
Jacob Martin
›
EDGE
17
/ 14
781
27.6
14
28
Roy Lopez
›
iDL
16
/ 6
625
26.3
13
29
Jordan Akins
›
low volume
TE
13
/ 5
347
24.8
3
30
David Johnson
›
low volume
RB
13
/ 4
317
24.6
4
31
Tyrod Taylor
›
low volume
QB
6
/ 5
323
23.7
15
32
Ka'imi Fairbairn
›
low volume
K
13
/ 0
80
6.6
0
33
Tytus Howard
›
OL
15
/ 15
974
—
—
34
Charlie Heck
›
OL
15
/ 13
877
—
—
35
Max Scharping
›
OL
17
/ 10
746
—
—
36
Justin Britt
›
OL
11
/ 11
671
—
—
37
Geron Christian
›
OL
14
/ 9
639
—
—
38
Neville Hewitt
›
LB
17
/ 12
610
—
—
39
Justin McCray
›
OL
14
/ 9
591
—
—
40
Tremon Smith
›
CB
17
/ 15
528
—
—
41
Antony Auclair
›
TE
16
/ 3
471
—
—
42
Garret Wallow
›
LB
17
/ 13
466
—
—
43
Terrence Brooks
›
S
11
/ 8
362
—
—
44
Lane Taylor
›
OL
7
/ 5
316
—
—
45
A.J. Moore
›
S
12
/ 11
308
—
—
46
Laremy Tunsil
›
OL
5
/ 4
280
—
—
47
Jimmy Morrissey
›
OL
5
/ 4
264
—
—
48
Jonathan Owens
›
S
7
/ 3
253
—
—
49
Marcus Cannon
›
OL
4
/ 4
226
—
—
50
Kevin Pierre-Louis
›
LB
9
/ 9
224
—
—
51
T.J. Green
›
CB
7
/ 1
170
—
—
52
Derek Rivers
›
EDGE
5
/ 1
167
—
—
53
Jon Weeks
›
LS
17
/ 0
149
—
—
54
Phillip Dorsett
›
WR
6
/ 0
96
—
—
55
Chris Smith
›
LB
4
/ 0
91
—
—
56
Cole Toner
›
OL
1
/ 1
76
—
—
57
Michael Dwumfour
›
iDL
3
/ 0
76
—
—
58
Jalen Camp
›
WR
3
/ 0
73
—
—
59
Demone Harris
›
EDGE
3
/ 1
58
—
—
60
Jordan Veasy
›
WR
2
/ 1
50
—
—
61
Hardy Nickerson
›
LB
2
/ 2
47
—
—
62
Connor Strachan
›
LB
3
/ 2
47
—
—
63
Jimmy Moreland
›
CB
7
/ 0
46
—
—
64
Scottie Phillips
›
RB
3
/ 0
40
—
—
65
Grayland Arnold
›
CB
4
/ 0
35
—
—
66
Jaylen Samuels
›
RB
3
/ 0
33
—
—
67
Xavier Williams
›
iDL
1
/ 0
30
—
—
68
Vincent Taylor
›
iDL
1
/ 0
29
—
—
69
Davion Davis
›
WR
2
/ 0
26
—
—
70
Josh Watson
›
LB
2
/ 1
25
—
—
71
Ron'Dell Carter
›
LB
1
/ 0
20
—
—
72
Paul Quessenberry
›
TE
1
/ 1
18
—
—
73
Jeff Driskel
›
QB
1
/ 0
10
—
—
74
Jordan Steckler
›
OL
2
/ 0
10
—
—
75
Tae Davis
›
LB
0
/ 0
—
—
—
76
Darius Jackson
›
RB
0
/ 0
—
—
—
77
Darius Anderson
›
RB
0
/ 0
—
—
—
78
Taywan Taylor
›
WR
0
/ 0
—
—
—
79
Deshaun Watson
›
QB
0
/ 0
—
—
—
80
Antonio Phillips
›
CB
0
/ 0
—
—
—
81
Jake Eldrenkamp
›
OL
0
/ 0
—
—
—
82
Carson Green
›
OL
0
/ 0
—
—
—
83
Damon Hazelton
›
WR
0
/ 0
—
—
—
WR
47
RB
34
TE
32
Defense
EDGE
44
CB
53
LB
55
S
46
iDL
42
Special teams
K
7
P
67
Overall grade trend
Snap-weighted aggregate of the player grades on this team, by position, weighted into Offense / Defense / Special-teams (see
methodology
).
38.7
*
LB
Kamu Grugier-Hill
›
66.9
LB
Christian Kirksey
›
46.0
LB
Kevin Pierre-Louis
›
26.9
*
LCB
Desmond King
›
35.9
EDGE
Jonathan Greenard
›
77.3
iDL
Roy Lopez
›
26.3
iDL
Ross Blacklock
›
50.9
EDGE
Jordan Jenkins
›
50.7
RCB
Tavierre Thomas
›
70.9
WR1
Brandin Cooks
›
50.5
OL
18.3
LT
Howard
LG
Taylor
C
Britt
RG
McCray
RT
Heck
TE
Pharaoh Brown
›
28.0
WR2
Nico Collins
›
38.9
QB
Davis Mills
›
32.1
RB
Rex Burkhead
›
37.2
Special teams
K
Ka'imi Fairbairn
›
6.6
P
Cameron Johnston
›
67.2
Offense
QB
Davis Mills
›
32.1
RB
Rex Burkhead
›
37.2
WR1
Brandin Cooks
›
50.5
WR2
Nico Collins
›
38.9
TE
Pharaoh Brown
›
28.0
Offensive line
Team grade
18.3
LT
Howard
LG
Taylor
C
Britt
RG
McCray
RT
Heck
Defense
EDGE
Jonathan Greenard
›
77.3
iDL
Roy Lopez
›
26.3
iDL
Ross Blacklock
›
50.9
EDGE
Jordan Jenkins
›
50.7
LB
Special teams
K
Ka'imi Fairbairn
›
6.6
P
Cameron Johnston
›
67.2
Kamu Grugier-Hill
›
66.9
LB
Christian Kirksey
›
46.0
LB
Kevin Pierre-Louis
›
26.9
*
LCB
Desmond King
›
35.9
RCB
Tavierre Thomas
›
70.9
FS
A.J. Moore
›
38.6
*
SS
Terrence Brooks
›
38.7
*