The Texans' best quarterbacks
Matt Schaub has the most passing yards of the 25 quarterbacks who played with the Texans, 23,221 in 90 games. Deshaun Watson is 2nd with 14,539. C.J. Stroud is 4th, with 12,743; 655 more passes David Carr for 3rd.
The Texans' quarterbacks this season
- C.J. Stroud7 games, 266.7 a game12,743 with the Texans, the 4th-most in Texans history. 655 more puts him past David Carr for 3rd.1,867passing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2002–09
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | passing yards | passing TDs | wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Schaub2007 – 2013 · 90 games | 23,221 | 124 | 46 |
| 2 | Deshaun Watson2017 – 2020 · 54 games | 14,539 | 104 | 28 |
| 3 | David Carr2002 – 2006 · 76 games | 13,397 | 59 | 22 |
| 4 | C.J. Stroud2023 – 2026 · still playing | 12,743 | 73 | 29 |
| +1,867 this season · passes David Carr for 3rd in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 5 | Davis Mills2021 – 2025 · 43 games | 7,082 | 40 | 9 |
| 6 | Sage Rosenfels2006 – 2008 · 19 games | 3,380 | 24 | 6 |
| 7 | Brock Osweiler2016 · 15 games | 2,957 | 15 | 8 |
| 8 | Brian Hoyer2015 · 11 games | 2,606 | 19 | 5 |
| 9 | Case Keenum2013 – 2023 · 12 games | 2,486 | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Ryan Fitzpatrick2014 · 12 games | 2,483 | 17 | 6 |
| 11 | Tom Savage2014 – 2017 · 13 games | 2,000 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | T.J. Yates2011 – 2017 · 19 games | 1,993 | 10 | 4 |
| 13 | Ryan Mallett2014 – 2015 · 8 games | 1,170 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Tyrod Taylor2021 · 6 games | 966 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Tony Banks2003 – 2005 · 9 games | 882 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Kyle Allen2022 · 2 games | 416 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Brandon Weeden2015 – 2018 · 3 games | 305 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | AJ McCarron2019 – 2020 · 4 games | 245 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jake Delhomme2011 · 1 game | 211 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Dave Ragone2003 · 2 games | 135 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jeff Driskel2022 · 7 games | 108 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Matt Leinart2011 · 2 games | 57 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Rex Grossman2009 · 1 game | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Taylor Heinicke2017 · 1 game | 10 | 0 | 0 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- › C.J. Stroud2023 – 2026 · 53 games12,743
- Davis Mills2021 – 2025 · 43 games7,082
- Deshaun Watson2020 · 16 games4,823
- Tyrod Taylor2021 · 6 games966
- Kyle Allen2022 · 2 games416
2010s
- Matt Schaub2010 – 2013 · 52 games13,167
- Deshaun Watson2017 – 2019 · 38 games9,716
- Brock Osweiler2016 · 15 games2,957
- Brian Hoyer2015 · 11 games2,606
- Ryan Fitzpatrick2014 · 12 games2,483
2002–09
- David Carr2002 – 2006 · 76 games13,397
- Matt Schaub2007 – 2009 · 38 games10,054
- Sage Rosenfels2006 – 2008 · 19 games3,380
- Tony Banks2003 – 2005 · 9 games882
- Dave Ragone2003 · 2 games135
Also with the Texans: running backs · receivers · tight ends · Houston Texans record book
Method
- Every quarterback who played with the Texans, ranked by passing yards over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A quarterback's wins are his starts'.
- A decade counts his passing yards with the Texans in its seasons.