The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans are members of the South division in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). They were founded in 1999 and began play as an expansion team in . The team was owned by Bob McNair until his death in 2018; following McNair's death, the majority ownership of the team went to his wife, Janice. The Texans are the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL. In American football, the quarterback is widely regarded as the most important position, responsible for on-field decision-making as well taking the snap on almost all offensive plays. Only one quarterback can start any given game for each team.
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.
Regular season
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right: Season(s)Quarterback(s)References 2002 David Carr (16) 2003 David Carr (11) / Tony Banks (3) / Dave Ragone (2) 2004 David Carr (16) 2005 David Carr (16) 2006 David Carr (16) 2007 Matt Schaub (11) / Sage Rosenfels (5) 2008 Matt Schaub (11) / Sage Rosenfels (5) 2009 Matt Schaub (16) 2010 Matt Schaub (16) 2011 Matt Schaub (10) / Matt Leinart (1) / T. J. Yates (5) 2012 Matt Schaub (16) 2013 Matt Schaub (8) / Case Keenum (8) 2014 Ryan Fitzpatrick (12) / Ryan Mallett (2) / Case Keenum (2) 2015 Brian Hoyer (9) / Ryan Mallett (4) / T. J. Yates (2) / Brandon Weeden (1) 2016 Brock Osweiler (14) / Tom Savage (2) 2017 Tom Savage (7) / Deshaun Watson (6) / T. J. Yates (3) 2018 Deshaun Watson (16) 2019 Deshaun Watson (15) / A. J. McCarron (1) 2020 Deshaun Watson (16) 2021 Davis Mills (11) / Tyrod Taylor (6) 2022Davis Mills (14) / Kyle Allen (2) / Jeff Driskel (1)2023C. J. Stroud (15) / Case Keenum (2)2024C. J. Stroud (17)2025C. J. Stroud (14) / Davis Mills (3)2026C. J. Stroud (3)
Postseason Season Quarterback(s) 2011 T. J. Yates (1–1) 2012 Matt Schaub (1–1) 2015 Brian Hoyer (0–1) 2016 Brock Osweiler (1–1) 2018 Deshaun Watson (0–1) 2019 Deshaun Watson (1–1) 2023 C. J. Stroud (1–1)2024 C. J. Stroud (1–1)2025 C. J. Stroud (1–1)
Most games as starting quarterback These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Texans in regular season games.
NamePeriodStartsWinsLossesTiesWin % 2007–2013 88 46 42 0 .523 2002–2006 75 22 53 0 .293 2017–2020 53 28 25 0 .528 2023–2026 48 28 20 0 .583 2021–2022, 2025 28 8 19 1 .304 2016 14 8 6 0 .571 2014 12 6 6 0 .500 2013–2014, 2023 12 3 9 0 .250 2007–2008 10 6 4 0 .600 2011, 2015, 2017 10 4 6 0 .400 2015 9 5 4 0 .556 2016–2017 9 2 7 0 .222 2014–2015 6 2 4 0 .333 2021 6 2 4 0 .333 2003 3 2 1 0 .667 2003 2 0 2 0 .0002022 2 0 2 0 .000 2011 1 1 0 0 1.000 2015 1 1 0 0 1.000 2019 1 0 1 0 .000Jeff Driskel2021–20221010.000
See also Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks
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