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American Football Conference · AFC South
The Houston Texans were founded in 1999 and play their home games at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The franchise is owned by Cal McNair, with Nick Caserio serving as general manager and DeMeco Ryans as head coach. The Texans have experienced notable swings in fortune over the years. After playoff appearances in 2015 and 2016 at 9–7 each season, the team slipped to 4–12 in 2017 before rebounding with an 11–5 mark and playoff berth in 2018. A run of difficult seasons followed from 2020 through 2022, including a 3–13–1 record in 2022. The arrival of quarterback C.J. Stroud helped spark a turnaround, with the team posting back-to-back 10–7 playoff seasons in 2023 and 2024, then improving to 12–5 with another playoff appearance in 2025. The current roster features Stroud alongside notable players such as Nico Collins, Tank Dell, Will Anderson Jr., Danielle Hunter, Derek Stingley Jr., and kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 83 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 47 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–1 | — |
| 2025 | 12–5 | Made the playoffs |
| 2024 | 10–7 | Made the playoffs |
| 2023 | 10–7 | Made the playoffs |
| 2022 | 3–13–1 | — |
| 2021 | 4–13 | — |
| 2020 | 4–12 | — |
| 2019 | 10–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2018 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
| 2017 | 4–12 | — |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Houston Texans, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 96% of the room, across 3 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bullish than 92% of the room, across 10 articles · on this team not settled yet
Page 2 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“four to five virtual roster locks... Lewis Bond, Justin Watson, Sterling Shepard, and Zay Jones”
| 2016 |
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| 9–7 |
| Made the playoffs |
| 2015 | 9–7 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2010 | 6–10 | — |
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| 2009 | 9–7 | — |
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more bullish than 91% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 95% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 94% of the room, across 3 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 85% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
“four to five virtual roster locks... Lewis Bond, Justin Watson, Sterling Shepard, and Zay Jones”
“four to five virtual roster locks... Lewis Bond, Justin Watson, Sterling Shepard, and Zay Jones”
“But Wayne's recent performance could be creating an extremely compelling case that makes him the final name at the position to make it onto the roster past cutdown day.”
“I think of the two newest signings, Sterling Shepard has a better chance to make it to Week 1.”
“one player already on the 90-man roster feels due for much better odds to make the 53-man cut: third-year wideout Jared Wayne.”
“I think you'd see Lewis Bond and Jaden Hall both make the the team potentially”
“CJ. Stroud mentioned him a bit earlier... going up against Indianapolis, they give up. They've been very generous”
“I went for a player that goes outside the top five that out with a pick want six through twelve. You can get this guy... Nico Collins wide receiver.”
“So Jayde Higgins, Yes, as a guy you're drafting as your wide receiver five on a lot of different teams. We could be mid season he's producing as a borderline two three for your lineups.”
“CJ. Stroud should bounce back here in year three”
“he's being drafted just outside the top fifty wide receivers right, now and that's like the perfect range to take a rookie wide receiver THAT i, think you, know people are still. Overlooking”
“the way that things are gonna shake out with Joe Mixon. He's probably gonna get cut from the Texan”
“they could save eight million dollars by cutting Joe Mixon... I think Joe Mix and his toast”
“if you put him with the Texans, he could really help take some of the pressure off CJ. Stroud”
“I think that ETN going to the Texans when not only surprised somebody, but like give them a value like what they lost with Joe Mixon”
“It's going to be a starting he's going to be starting left tackle. It's going to get a decent money.”
“I had him staying with the Texans.”
“they should get solid play out of Shaq Mason at right guard”
“rookie second-round center Juice Scruggs will be counted next to last year's first-rounder, Kenyon Green”
“Texans making it as a wild card fifth seed to the Super Bowl.”
“Are the Texans a team that you can trust to cover ten and a half at home against Riley Leonard? I think they are.”
“I think the Houston number against Indianapolis... conceding the like ten and a half in that situation, feels pretty solid.”
“I think that the configuration of the super Bowl team for the AFC, it's going to be all defense... it's either the Broncos or the Texans.”
“The Texans need it in order to ascend to the top of the ASC South, which I AFC South, which I anticipate that they end up doing.”
“They're gonna be playing in the AFC championship game.”
“It's a Texans. They're getting four and a half points in Indianapolis, and I think they're gonna win straight up.”
“I don't think I'm overstating the fact that the Texans can make the playoffs and win their division.”
“Seven points Houston over Tennessee... I totally agree.”
“Seven points Houston over Tennessee.”
“Give me the Texans on the money line.”
“I think that the Textan's top the Jags.”
“I think that the Textan's top the Jags. / I'm on your side too... That was my pick on game debut.”
“in the AFC South, no I have these guys. I have the Texans again”
“AFC South. I'm just gonna go with what I know. Demico Ryans hell of a coach, and I like c. J. Stroud”
“Over in the AFC South, Lebar's favorite division, I've got the Houston Texans finishing one”
“So I got the Texans winning it.”
“Cincinnati into AFC, Buffalo, Houston and the Chargers as divisional or conference the division champion”
“the Texans in the South”
“I'm picking the Houston Texans ... I have them going over the Eagles”