- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jacoby Jones
Jacoby Jones is a wide receiver for the Houston Texans, who was drafted from Lane College in the 2007 NFL draft.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sage Rosenfels
Sage Rosenfels (born March 6, 1978 in Maquoketa, Iowa) is an American football quarterback with the Houston Texans of the NFL.
- 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.
- 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.
- Vernand Morency
Vernand Morency (born February 4, 1980 in Miami, Florida) is an American football running back currently playing for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.
- 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.
- 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.
- Steve McKinney
Steve McKinney (born October 15 1975 in Galveston, Texas) is an American football player who currently plays center for the Houston Texans.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mike Flanagan
Michael Christopher Flanagan (born November 10, 1973 in Washington, D.C.) is an American Football center who currently plays for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Flanagan was forced to sit out all of the 2004 NFL season with a knee injury. He graduated from UCLA after playing collegiate football there.
- 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
- 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.
- 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).
- Phillip Buchanon
Phillip Darren Buchanon (born September 19, 1980 in Fort Myers, Florida) is an American football cornerback and kick returner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Buchanon was selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders out of the University of Miami. He was then traded to the Texans in the 2005 off-season. The Texans released him on October 16, 2006. Buchanon was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 17, 2006.
- Gary Walker
Gary Walker (born February 28, 1973 in Royston, Georgia) was an American football player who played defensive end, most recently for the Houston Texans. He accumulated 148 tackles and 15 sacks in two seasons at Auburn University, earning second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a senior. Before Auburn, he attended Hinds Junior College. He was drafted in the 1995 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. Acquired by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1999 expansion draft, …
- Jason Babin
Jason Babin (born May 24, 1980 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is a defensive end for the Houston Texans. He was acquired in the 2004 NFL Draft with the 27th pick in the first round out of Western Michigan. His hometown is Paw Paw, Michigan. He is often referred to as "Bad-Boy Babin" by Houston Texans fans.
- Jeb Putzier
Jebediah Lee Putzier (born January 20, 1979 in Eagle, Idaho), aka "The Puzzler", is an American football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was originally selected in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Boise State University by the Denver Broncos. Putzier attended Eagle High School in his hometown Eagle, Idaho.
- Antowain Smith
Antowain Drurell Smith (born March 14, 1972 in Millbrook, Alabama) is an American Football player. Smith has previously played for the Buffalo Bills (1997-2000), New England Patriots (2001-2003), Tennessee Titans (2004), and the New Orleans Saints (2005). Smith signed with the Houston Texans in 2006, but he was released before the start of the regular season and was not signed by another team. While with the Patriots, Smith earned two Super Bowl rings.
- David Anderson
David Kent Anderson (born July 28, 1983) is an American football player, currently a wide receiver for the National Football League's Houston Texans.
- Jameel Cook
Jameel Cook (born February 8, 1979, in Miami, Florida) is an American football fullback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Cook was originally a sixth-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing with the Texans in the 2006 offseason.
- 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.
- Mark Bruener
Mark Bruener is a tight end in the NFL. He played with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He currently plays for the Houston Texans.
- Chris Taylor
Christopher Taylor (born November 7, 1983 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Taylor was signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent from Indiana University in 2006. In his first start in his rookie year he had 99 yards on 27 carries in Houston's 14-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
- Ephraim Salaam
Ephraim Salaam (born June 19, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football player who currently plays offensive tackle for the Houston Texans. He was a three-year starter as both a right and left tackle at San Diego State University, where he played in 31 career games. He was drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons and went to Super Bowl XXXII. He also played for the Denver Broncos.
- Jamar Fletcher
Jamar Mondell Fletcher (born August 28, 1979 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played high school football at Hazelwood East. He was originally a first round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in 2004 was traded to the San Diego Chargers. It was announced that Fletcher signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions on May 1, 2006.
- Antwan Peek
Antwan Peek (born October 29, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American football linebacker currently with the Cleveland Browns. He was picked by Houston in the 3rd round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of the University of Cincinnati. Drafted as a 3-4 Outside Linebacker, he will likely play weakside defensive end or strong side outside linebacker this year. Explosive, high-intensity player with a track record of playing out of control and drawing penalty flags.