- David Carr
David Carr (born July 21, 1979, in Bakersfield, California) is an American football player in the National Football League. An accomplished alumnus of Fresno State, Carr entered the National Football League as the first overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons as the Houston Texans' starting quarterback, but was later released from the team after the 2006 season. The Carolina Panthers subsequently acquired him through free agency.
- Matt Schaub
Matthew Rutledge Schaub (born June 25, 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback who is currently the starting quarterback for the Houston Texans. He played quarterback at West Chester East High School, and went on to attend The University of Virginia where he set numerous records. The Atlanta Falcons selected Schaub as the 90th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.
- Mario Williams
Mario Williams (born January 31, 1985) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans franchise of the National Football League. He attended North Carolina State from 2003 to 2005. He was selected first overall by the Texans in the 2006 NFL Draft, being the first Atlantic Coast Conference player chosen as the first overall pick.
- Andre Johnson
Andre Lamont Johnson (born July 11, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an American football Pro Bowl wide receiver currently playing for the Houston Texans of the NFL
- Gary Kubiak
Gary Wayne Kubiak (August 15, 1961 in Houston, Texas) has been the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League since January 26, 2006. Kubiak has previously participated in six Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers, losing three as a player and winning three as a coach
- Ahman Green
Ahman Rashad Green (born February 16, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA) is a running back who plays for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Between the 2000 and 2004 NFL seasons, Green rushed for more yards, and gained more total yards from scrimmage, than any other running back in the NFL. Ahman was named after former NFL wide receiver and current broadcaster Ahmad Rashad.
- Ron Dayne
Ron Dayne (born March 14, 1978 in Berlin, New Jersey) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He is best known for holding the NCAA record for career rushing yards and a memorable performance against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving in 2005 as a member of Denver Broncos.
- Demeco Ryans
DeMeco Ryans (born July 28, 1984, in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American football player for the Houston Texans. He was drafted as the first pick of the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
- Sage Rosenfels
Sage Rosenfels (born March 6, 1978 in Maquoketa, Iowa) is an American football quarterback with the Houston Texans of the NFL.
- Amobi Okoye
Amobi Okoye (born June 10, 1987 in Anambra State, Nigeria) is an American football player for the Houston Texans. He played defensive tackle at the University of Louisville from 2003 to 2006. The Houston Texans drafted Okoye as the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Kris Brown
Kris Brown (born December 23, 1976, in Irving, Texas) is a placekicker for the Houston Texans. He was originally drafted in the 7th round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the first six years of his NFL career, he has converted 132 of 173 field goals (76%) and scored 573 points. He has been a key player for the expansion team Houston Texans, being their placekicker for the entire 4 years of their existence.
- Dunta Robinson
Willie Dunta Robinson (almost exclusively known as Dunta Robinson) (born April 11, 1982 in Athens, Georgia) is an American football cornerback currently playing for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft with a first round pick out of the University of South Carolina. He was a candidate for the 2004 NFL Rookie of the Year Award.
- J. P. Losman
Jonathan Paul "J.P." Losman (born March 12, 1981) is a professional football player who starts at quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. Losman grew up in Venice, California, the son of an Caucasian father and Mexican mother, and played quarterback at Venice High School. Losman accepted an athletic scholarship to attend college at the UCLA and enrolled early during the Spring semester of 1999 in order to compete for the starting quarterback position.
- Jacoby Jones
Jacoby Jones is a wide receiver for the Houston Texans, who was drafted from Lane College in the 2007 NFL draft.
- Owen Daniels
Owen Daniels (born November 9, 1982 in Naperville, Illinois) is an American football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he played under coach Barry Alvarez. At Wisconsin Owen saw few snaps as quarterback. After lifting in the offseason, Owen moved to special teams and eventually took the starting job as the Badgers tight end.
- Dom Capers
Capers most recently completed a two-year stint during which he had defensive coordinator responsibilities with the Miami Dolphins, holding the titles of special assistant to the head coach (2006) and defensive coordinator (2007). Last season, the Dolphins' pass defense was the highestranked unit on the team, finishing the season ranked fourth in the NFL.
- Travis Johnson
Travis Johnson (born April 26, 1982 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans. He attended Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He was drafted with the 16th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft out of Florida State University. His playing time has been limited due to reoccuring injuries and is expected to be one of the best defensive tackles in three to five years.
- Cam Cameron
Malcolm "Cam" Cameron (born February 6, 1961 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is currently head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was previously offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers and head coach at Indiana University.
- Mike Sherman
Michael Francis Sherman (born December 19, 1954 in Norwood, Massachusetts) is an American football coaching assistant, currently serving as offensive coordinator of the NFL's Houston Texans. He was the former general manager and head coach of the Green Bay Packers from the 2000 season to the 2005 season. Sherman was raised in Northborough, Massachusetts, where he attended Algonquin Regional High School. He and his wife, Karen, have five children: daughters Sarah, …
- Kevin Curtis
Kevin Curtis (born July 28, 1980 in Frankfurt, Germany) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the NFL. Curtis was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He was raised in Lubbock, Texas where he attended Coronado High School. He played college football with the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
- Kevin Walter
Kevin Patrick Walter (born August 4, 1981 in Lake Forest, Illinois) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the NFL.
- Jabar Gaffney
Derrick Jabar Gaffney (born December 1, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted with the 1st pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida by the Houston Texans. He is the son of former New York Jets wide receiver Derrick Gaffney and the cousin of current Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard.
- Eric Moulds
Eric Shannon Moulds (born July 17, 1973 in Lucedale, Mississippi) is an American football wide receiver who currently is a free agent. He went to Mississippi State University where he caught 118 passes for 2,022 yards (averaging 17.1 per catch). Moulds was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft. Moulds was considered to be a first round bust until the 1998 season when the Bills acquired quarterback Doug Flutie.
- Jerome Mathis
Jerome Alvon Mathis (born July 26, 1983 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He was selected with the 13th pick of the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Hampton University. And a coincidence, Mathis wears number 13. In 2005 he was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl as the AFC's kick returner.
- Darius Walker
Darius A'Dunte Walker (born October 21, 1985 in Lawrenceville, Georgia) was an American football running back for the University of Notre Dame. He went undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. He has signed with the Houston Texans.
- Danny Clark
Danny Clark IV (born May 9, 1977 in Blue Island, Illinois) is an American football player and a middle linebacker with the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was released by the Oakland Raiders prior to the 2006 season and signed with the Saints, whom he played for one year before signing with Houston in 2007. Clark was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft, with the 245th overall selection.
- Charles Spencer
Charles Spencer (born March 17, 1982) is a current American Football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans. He was the first pick selected of the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. He was set to back up Ephraim Salaam in Houston but during training camp and the preseason he showed himself to have the makings of an elite left tackle and won the starting job.
- Fred Weary
Fred Weary (Born:September 30, 1977 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays guard for the Houston Texans. He played his college career at the University of Tennessee. He was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Texans and started 12 of the 16 games he played in as a rookie. Weary was tasered in 2006 by an officer of the Houston Police Department, leading to controversy
- Morlon Greenwood
Morlon O'Neil Greenwood (born July 17, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an American football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He has also played for the Miami Dolphins. He was drafted in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft out of Syracuse University. Morlon is also an aspiring rap artist, under the moniker "Ultimate".
- C. C. Brown
Ceandris Nehemiah Brown (born January 27, 1983 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He was selected with the 14th pick of the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is a hard hitting, fast, smart player. Brown had an impressive year as a rookie. He played strong safety, and right outside linebacker in his years at Louisiana.
- Aaron Glenn
Aaron DeVon Glenn (born July 16, 1972 in Humble, Texas) is an NFL cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys. He spent his first eight seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets before being acquired by the Houston Texans through the expansion draft in 2002. He would then spend three seasons with the Texans before his release after the 2004 season. He is a three-time Pro Bowler. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys reuniting him with Bill Parcells, who coached him in New York.
- Chester Pitts
Chester Morise Pitts II (born June 26, 1979) is a National Football League offensive lineman for the Houston Texans. He played college football at San Diego State University.
- Samkon Gado
Samkon Kaltho Gado (born November 13, 1982 in Kufai, Nigeria) is a professional American football player for the Houston Texans of the NFL.
- Fred Bennett
Fred Bennett (born 12/31/1983 in Manning, South Carolina) is a cornerback for the Houston Texans. He attended The University of South Carolina for college.
- Demarcus Faggins
Demarcus Faggins (born June 13, 1979 in Irving, Texas) is an American football cornerback for the Houston Texans. He was originally selected with the first pick of the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Kansas State University.
- Anthony Weaver
Anthony Weaver (born July 28, 1980) is an American football player who plays defensive end for the Houston Texans. Born in Abilene, Texas, Weaver was drafted by the Ravens in 2002 after four years at the University of Notre Dame, which was preceded by a four-year stint at Saratoga Springs High School. He started all 16 games of the 2003 season and was one of two rookies to start every game played the previous season (the other being safety Ed Reed).
- Michael Jenkins
Michael Jenkins (born August 27, 1976 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA) was a running back in the Canadian Football League. Jenkins attended the University of Wyoming in 1997, and the University of Arkansas between 1998-1999. In 2000, Jenkins joined the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent. In his rookie year, he played all 18 games and amassed 1,050 rushing yards on 183 carries with two rushing touchdowns complemented with 400 yards receiving.
- Eric Winston
Eric Winston (born November 17, 1983 in Midland, Texas) is an offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was selected by the Texans with the 66th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft
- Derrick Johnson
Derrick Johnson (born on February 9, 1982 in Riverside, California) is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round (205th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Washington.
- Wali Lundy
Wali Sultan Lundy (born September 8, 1983 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is a current American football running back who plays for the National Football League's Houston Texans. He was drafted in round six, pick 170 of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Virginia.