houston texans single season tackle leaders defensive lineman

J.J. Watt has made the most tackles for the Texans by a defensive lineman in a season, with 69 tackles in 2012.

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	NAME	TKL	SEASON	TM	GP	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	J.J. Watt	69	2012	HOU	16	12	81	20.5	138.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
2	J.J. Watt	65	2013	HOU	16	15	80	10.5	70.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
3	J.J. Watt	59	2014	HOU	16	19	78	20.5	140	1	80	1	4	5	1
4	J.J. Watt	57	2015	HOU	16	19	76	17.5	117.5	0	0	0	3	1	0
5	Seth Payne S. Payne	54	2002	HOU	16	11	65	1.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jeff Posey J. Posey	50	2002	HOU	16	16	66	8.0	76.5	1	0	0	2	0	0
7	J.J. Watt	49	2011	HOU	16	7	56	5.5	47.5	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	J.J. Watt	47	2018	HOU	16	14	61	16.0	119	0	0	0	7	0	0
9	Seth Payne S. Payne	45	2005	HOU	16	14	59	4.0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	Steve Martin S. Martin	45	2003	HOU	14	17	62	1.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Mario Williams M. Williams	44	2008	HOU	16	9	53	12.0	82	0	0	0	4	0	0
12	Mario Williams M. Williams	43	2007	HOU	16	16	59	14.0	82.5	0	0	0	2	1	1
13	Robaire Smith R. Smith	43	2005	HOU	16	25	68	1.5	7.5	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	Mario Williams M. Williams	38	2009	HOU	16	5	43	9.0	52	0	0	0	2	1	0
15	Jerry DeLoach J. DeLoach	37	2003	HOU	16	14	51	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Gary Walker G. Walker	37	2002	HOU	16	15	52	6.5	33	0	0	0	1	1	0
17	Jonathan Greenard J. Greenard	36	2023	HOU	15	16	52	12.5	104.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	J.J. Watt	36	2020	HOU	16	16	52	5.0	41	1	19	1	2	1	0
19	Seth Payne S. Payne	36	2004	HOU	16	15	51	2.0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Will Anderson Jr. W. Anderson Jr.	35	2025	HOU	17	19	54	12.0	101	0	0	0	3	2	1
21	Mario Williams M. Williams	35	2006	HOU	16	12	47	4.5	20.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
22	Ogbo Okoronkwo O. Okoronkwo	32	2022	HOU	17	12	44	5.0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Anthony Weaver A. Weaver	32	2007	HOU	15	9	41	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Robaire Smith R. Smith	32	2004	HOU	16	20	52	2.0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Danielle Hunter D. Hunter	31	2024	HOU	17	15	46	12.0	93.5	0	0	0	1	0	0

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PASS

627

Stroud

RUSH

70

Montgomery

REC

175

Schultz

Team Rankings

PPG

18.5

21st

OPP PPG

28.0

24th

RUSH YDS/G

92.0

25th

PASS YDS/G

313.5

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	.500
Colts	0	2	.000
Titans	0	2	.000
Texans	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bengals

2 - 0

Final

Texans

0 - 2

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

Watson

4

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

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McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

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NFL 2026 Betting

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2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000