Houston Texans Quarterbacks and Receivers

AFC South. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: C.J. Stroud; 2025: C.J. Stroud, Davis Mills; 2024: C.J. Stroud, Davis Mills; 2023: C.J. Stroud, Case Keenum.

Houston Texans Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season

Season	Quarterbacks (starts)	Top receivers (targets)	Pass Yds	TD-INT
2026	C.J. Stroud (6)	Dalton Schultz 37, Xavier Hutchinson 34, Nico Collins 30	1,714	9-1
2025	C.J. Stroud (14), Davis Mills (3)	Nico Collins 120, Dalton Schultz 106, Jayden Higgins 68	3,956	24-9
2024	C.J. Stroud (16), Davis Mills (1)	Nico Collins 99, Dalton Schultz 85, Tank Dell 81	3,952	20-12
2023	C.J. Stroud (15), Case Keenum (2)	Nico Collins 109, Dalton Schultz 88, Robert Woods 75	4,578	27-8
2022	Davis Mills (15), Kyle Allen (2)	Brandin Cooks 93, Chris Moore 74, Nico Collins 66	3,642	20-19
2021	Davis Mills (11), Tyrod Taylor (6)	Brandin Cooks 134, Nico Collins 60, David Johnson 42	3,630	21-15
2020	Deshaun Watson (16)	Brandin Cooks 119, Will Fuller 75, Jordan Akins 49	4,843	33-7
2019	Deshaun Watson (15), AJ McCarron (1)	DeAndre Hopkins 150, Will Fuller 71, Duke Johnson 62	4,083	27-14
2018	Deshaun Watson (16)	DeAndre Hopkins 163, Will Fuller 45, Ryan Griffin 43	4,165	26-9
2017	Tom Savage (7), Deshaun Watson (6), T.J. Yates (3)	DeAndre Hopkins 174, Bruce Ellington 57, Stephen Anderson 52	3,644	28-17
2016	Brock Osweiler (15), Tom Savage (1)	DeAndre Hopkins 151, Will Fuller 92, C.J. Fiedorowicz 89	3,418	15-16

2026 Houston Texans Target Tree

Player	Pos	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
Dalton Schultz	TE	37	28	277	0
Xavier Hutchinson	WR	34	18	241	0
Nico Collins	WR	30	22	323	3
Kayshon Boutte	WR	21	14	169	0
Jaylin Noel	WR	21	17	334	2
Woody Marks	RB	16	13	79	0
Foster Moreau	TE	14	11	72	3
Jared Wayne	WR	12	4	65	0
David Montgomery	RB	7	7	48	1
Brevin Jordan	TE	2	2	12	0
Cade Stover	TE	2	2	18	0
Jawhar Jordan	RB	1	1	7	0

2026 Houston Texans Games

Week	Opponent	Result	Quarterback	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT
Week 1	vs BUF	L 31-36	C.J. Stroud	26-38	274	2	0
Week 2	vs CIN	L 6-20	C.J. Stroud	30-56	353	0	0
Week 3	at IND	L 17-19	C.J. Stroud	16-27	167	1	0
Week 4	vs DAL	L 30-34	C.J. Stroud	21-31	347	2	0
Week 5	at TEN	W 26-3	C.J. Stroud	26-34	261	1	0
Week 6	at JAX	W 34-31	C.J. Stroud	24-34	312	3	1

2026 Houston Texans Connections

QB → Receiver	Tgt	Cmp	Yds	TD
C.J. Stroud → Dalton Schultz	37	28	277	0
C.J. Stroud → Xavier Hutchinson	34	18	241	0
C.J. Stroud → Nico Collins	30	22	323	3
C.J. Stroud → Kayshon Boutte	21	14	169	0
C.J. Stroud → Jaylin Noel	21	17	334	2
C.J. Stroud → Woody Marks	16	13	79	0
C.J. Stroud → Foster Moreau	14	11	72	3
C.J. Stroud → Jared Wayne	12	4	65	0
C.J. Stroud → David Montgomery	7	7	48	1

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