Houston Texans DEF

HOU — Week 9 at LAC.

Should you start Houston Texans this week?

Houston Texans projects 8.5 PPR points in week 9 at LAC, averaging 6.7 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at DEF — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

· No usage trend on file
Week 7 vs NYG: 3 pts
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
8.5
PPR · 8.5 std
Form
6.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 2.4 · median 7.5 · ceiling 16.4 — 33% chance of 10+, 14% of 15+, 4% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9@ LAC Sun, Nov 8 8.58.58.5 –
W10@ CLE Sun, Nov 15 7.17.17.1 –
W11vs IND Thu, Nov 19 8.08.08.0 –
W12vs BAL Sun, Nov 29 8.08.08.0 –
W13@ PIT Sun, Dec 6 8.08.08.0 –
W14@ WAS Sun, Dec 13 8.08.08.0 –
Free. Add your scoring and who else you have — the answer gets specific. 3 questions a day without an account, 30 with one.

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W7NYG3 sacks 3.03.03.0
W6JAX1 INT 1.01.01.0
W5TEN4 sacks · 1 INT 16.016.016.0
W4DAL3 sacks 4.04.04.0
W3IND4 sacks · 1 INT 13.013.013.0
W2CIN5 sacks 6.06.06.0
W1BUF2 sacks -1.0-1.0-1.0
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.