<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong>UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHARTWR 80 Andre Johnson 19 Dorin DickersonLT 78 Rashad Butler 66 Ephraim SalaamLG 74 Wade Smith 64 Kasey StuddardC 55 Chris Myers 65 Mike BrisielRG 65 Mike Brisiel 62 Antoine CaldwellRT 73 Eric Winston 66 Ephraim SalaamOFFENSETE 81 Owen Daniels 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James Casey 88 Garrett Graham87 (Anthony Hill)WR 83 Kevin Walter 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David AndersonQB 8 Matt Schaub 7 Dan Orlovsky 9 Matt LeinartFB44 Vonta LeachRB 23 Arian Foster 20 Steve Slaton 32 Derrick WardDEFENSELDE 94 Antonio Smith 72 Jesse Nading 99 Adewale OgunleyeNT 95 Shaun Cody 97 Frank OkamDT 91 Amobi Okoye 92 Earl MitchellRDE 90 Mario Williams 77 Ryan DenneySLB 56 Brian Cushing 52 Xavier Adibi 53 David NixonMLB 59 DeMeco Ryans 57 Kevin BentleyWLB 54 Zac Diles 51 Darryl SharptonLCB 29 Glover Quin 28 Antwaun Molden 24 Karl PaymahRCB 25 Kareem Jackson 21 Brice McCain 22 Sherrick McManisSS 31 Bernard Pollard 34 Dominique BarberFS 26 Eugene Wilson 33 Troy NolanSPECIAL TEAMSPK 4 Neil RackersP 1 Matt TurkLS 46 Jon Weeks 85 Joel Dreessen 86 James CaseyKR 20 Steve Slaton 12 Jacoby Jones 22 Sherrick McManisPR 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David AndersonH 1 Matt Turk 8 Matt SchaubBold denotes rookie and first year players56GAME 5 • <strong>TEXANS</strong> VS. NEW YORK GIANTS • <strong>HOUSTON</strong><strong>TEXANS</strong>.COM
<strong>HOUSTON</strong> <strong>TEXANS</strong>ALPHABETIC ROSTERNO. NAME POS HT WT AGE <strong>NFL</strong> EXP COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN GP-GS-DNP-INA52 Adibi, Xavier LB 6-2 242 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, Va. 4-3-0-089 Anderson, David WR 5-10 192 27 5 Colorado State Thousand Oaks, Calif. 4-0-0-034 Barber, Dominique SS 6-0 213 24 3 Minnesota Wayzata, Minn. 4-1-0-057 Bentley, Kevin LB 6-0 252 30 9 Northwestern North Hills, Calif. 3-0-0-165 Brisiel, Mike G 6-5 302 27 3 Colorado State Fayetteville, Ark. 4-2-0-078 Butler, Rashad T 6-4 309 27 5 Miami (Fla.) West Palm Beach, Fla. 4-2-0-062 Caldwell, Antoine C 6-3 311 24 2 Alabama Montgomery, Ala. 4-2-0-086 Casey, James TE 6-3 240 26 2 Rice Azle, Texas 4-0-0-095 Cody, Shaun DT 6-4 304 27 6 Southern California Hacienda Heights, Calif. 4-4-0-056 Cushing, Brian LB 6-3 259 23 2 Southern California Park Ridge, N.J. 0-0-0-081 Daniels, Owen TE 6-3 242 27 5 Wisconsin Naperville, Ill. 4-3-0-077 Denney, Ryan DE 6-7 276 33 9 Brigham Young Denver, Colo. 2-0-0-119 Dickerson, Dorin WR 6-2 227 22 R Pittsburgh Imperial, Pa. 1-0-0-354 Diles, Zac LB 6-2 238 25 4 Kansas State Tulare, Calif. 4-4-0-085 Dreessen, Joel TE 6-4 245 28 5 Colorado State Fort Morgan, Colo. 4-1-0-023 Foster, Arian RB 6-1 227 24 2 Tennessee San Diego, Calif. 4-3-0-088 Graham, Garrett TE 6-3 240 24 R Wisconsin Brick, N.J. 0-0-0-458 Greenhouse, Isaiah LB 6-2 239 23 R Northwestern State Marksville, La. 1-0-0-025 Jackson, Kareem CB 5-10 195 22 R Alabama Macon, Ga. 4-4-0-080 Johnson, Andre WR 6-3 223 29 8 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 3-3-0-112 Jones, Jacoby WR 6-2 210 26 4 Lane College New Orleans, La. 4-3-0-044 Leach, Vonta FB 6-0 255 28 7 East Carolina Rowland, N.C. 4-2-0-09 Leinart, Matt QB 6-5 232 27 5 Southern California Santa Ana, Calif. 0-0-0-421 McCain, Brice CB 5-9 184 23 2 Utah Terrell, Texas 4-1-0-022 McManis, Sherrick CB 6-1 193 22 R Northwestern Peoria, Ill. 4-0-0-092 Mitchell, Earl DT 6-3 291 23 R Arizona Galena Park, Texas 4-0-0-028 Molden, Antwaun CB 6-1 200 25 3 Eastern Kentucky Cleveland, Ohio 2-0-0-255 Myers, Chris C 6-4 296 29 6 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 4-4-0-072 Nading, Jesse DE 6-5 261 25 2 Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. 4-0-0-053 Nixon, David LB 6-3 225 25 2 Brigham Young College Station, Texas 2-0-0-233 Nolan, Troy SS 6-2 206 24 2 Arizona State Woodland Hills, Calif. 4-0-0-099 Ogunleye, Adewale DE 6-4 260 33 11 Indiana Brooklyn, N.Y. 1-0-0-297 Okam, Frank DT 6-5 350 24 3 Texas Dallas, Texas 3-0-0-191 Okoye, Amobi DT 6-2 292 23 4 Louisville Huntsville, Ala. 4-4-0-07 Orlovsky, Dan QB 6-5 230 27 6 Connecticut Shelton, Conn. 0-0-4-024 Paymah, Karl CB 6-0 195 27 6 Washington State Culver City, Calilf. 1-0-0-031 Pollard, Bernard SS 6-1 225 25 5 Purdue Fort Wayne, Ind. 4-4-0-029 Quin, Glover CB 6-0 203 24 2 New Mexico Summitt, Miss. 4-4-0-04 Rackers, Neil K 6-1 215 34 11 Illinois St. Louis, Mo. 4-0-0-059 Ryans, DeMeco LB 6-1 248 26 5 Alabama Bessemer, Ala. 4-4-0-066 Salaam, Ephraim T 6-7 310 34 13 San Diego State Chicago, Ill. 2-0-0-08 Schaub, Matt QB 6-5 239 29 7 Virginia West Chester, Pa. 4-4-0-051 Sharpton, Darryl LB 5-11 248 22 R Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables, Fla. 3-0-0-120 Slaton, Steve RB 5-9 206 24 3 West Virginia Levittown, Pa. 4-1-0-094 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 275 28 7 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. 4-4-0-074 Smith, Wade G 6-4 309 29 7 Memphis Dallas, Texas 4-4-0-064 Studdard, Kasey G 6-3 304 26 4 Texas Lone Tree, Colo. 0-0-0-41 Turk, Matt P 6-5 248 42 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater Greenfield, Wisc. 4-0-0-083 Walter, Kevin WR 6-3 218 29 8 Eastern Michigan Vernon Hills, Ill. 4-4-0-032 Ward, Derrick RB 5-11 228 30 7 Ottawa (Kansas) Moreno Valley, Calif. 3-0-1-046 Weeks, Jon LS 5-10 254 24 1 Baylor Bethpage, N.Y. 4-0-0-090 Williams, Mario DE 6-6 290 25 5 North Carolina State Richlands, N.C. 4-4-0-026 Wilson, Eugene FS 5-10 196 30 8 Illinois Merrillville, Ind. 3-3-0-173 Winston, Eric T 6-7 316 26 5 Miami (Fla.) Midland, Texas 4-4-0-0Physically Unable to Perform (1)87 Hill, Anthony TE 6-6 278 25 2 North Carolina State Houston, Texas 0-0-1-0Reserve/Suspended (1)76 Brown, Duane T 6-4 312 25 3 Virginia Tech Richmond, Va. 2-2-0-0Reserve/Injured (9)98 Barwin, Connor DE 6-4 260 23 2 Cincinnati Detroit, Mich. Ankle (9/14)50 Bing, Darnell LB 6-2 230 26 2 Southern California Long Beach, Calif. Neck (8/20)93 Bulman, Tim DE 6-4 273 27 4 Boston College Dorchester, Mass. Shoulder (8/16)11 Davis, André WR 6-1 195 31 9 Virginia Tech Niskayuna, N.Y. Hip (9/4)82 Fine, Derek TE 6-3 244 27 3 Kansas Sallisaw, Okla. Knee (9/4)45 Griffith, Justin FB 6-0 230 30 8 Mississippi State Magee, Miss. Neck (8/4)16 Holliday, Trindon WR 5-5 169 24 R LSU Zachary, La. Hand (8/30)84 Stross, Trey WR 6-4 201 23 R Iowa Avon Lake, Ohio L Foot (6/16)43 Tate, Ben RB 5-11 219 22 R Auburn Salisbury, Md. Ankle (8/30)Practice Squad (7)75 Helms, Brett C 6-2 301 24 1 LSU Stuttgart, Ark. 0-0-0-027 Ogbonnaya, Chris RB 6-0 225 24 2 Texas Houston, Texas 0-0-0-070 Pemberton, Cole T 6-7 306 23 R Colorado State Highlands Ranch, Colo. 0-0-0-067 Sheppard, Malcolm DT 6-2 289 22 R Arkansas Bainbridge, Ga. 0-0-0-014 Townsel, Derrick WR 5-9 175 22 R Murray State Memphis, Tenn. 0-0-0-015 Williams, Bobby WR 6-2 198 24 1 North Alabama Jacksonville, Fla. 0-0-0-042 Williams, Torri S 6-2 210 24 R Purdue Leander, Texas 0-0-0-0Head Coach: Gary KubiakAssistant Coaches: Frank Bush (Defensive Coordinator); Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator); Joe Marciano (Special Teams Coordinator); Ray Rhodes (Sr. Defensive Asst.); John Benton (OffensiveLine); Perry Carter (Defensive Asst.); David Gibbs (Defensive Backs); Chick Harris (Running Backs); Johnny Holland (Linebackers); Larry Kirksey (Wide Receivers); Greg Knapp (Quarterbacks); Bill Kollar(Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Marc Lubick (Offensive Asst.); Bruce Matthews (Offensive Assistant); Brian Pariani (Tight Ends); Frank Pollack (Asst. Offensive Line); Robert Saleh (Asst. Linebackers);Matt Schiotz (Asst. Strength & Conditioning); Cedric Smith (Strength & Conditioning).Pronunciation Guide: Xavier Adibi - Ah-DEE-bee; Mike Brisiel - Bry-ZELL; Joel Dreessen - DREE-sen; Arian Foster - AIR-ee-an; Vonta Leach - VON-tay; Adewale Ogunleye - Ad-eh-WALL-ay Oh-GOONlee-ay;Frank Okam - OH-cam; Amobi Okoye - Ah-MOH-bee Oh-KOY-yay; Dan Orlovsky - Or-LAHV-ski; Glover Quin - GLOW-ver; DeMeco Ryans - Deh-MEE-co; Ephraim Salaam - EEF-rahm Suh-LAHM;Matt Schaub - SHOBB57GAME 5 • <strong>TEXANS</strong> VS. NEW YORK GIANTS • <strong>HOUSTON</strong><strong>TEXANS</strong>.COM
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TABLE OF CONTENTSMEDIA INFORMATIONT
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- Page 27 and 28: ARIAN FOSTER NOTESFOSTER LEADERBOAR
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BARBER, DOMINIQUEinterception, whic
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BENTLEY, KEVIN2007 (Seattle 14/2):
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Rashad BUTLER78 TACKLETRANSACTIONS:
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James CASEY86 TIG HT ENDTRANSACTION
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Shaun CODY95 DEFENSIVE TACKLEHeight
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Brian CUSHING56 LINEBACKERTRANSACTI
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CUSHING, BRIANSingle Game HighsTack
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DANIELS, OWENished the game with se
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DENNEY, RYANDenney’s 2010 Season
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DICKERSON, DORINHIGH SCHOOL: Attend
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DILES, ZACAll-Star Classic in Houst
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DREESSEN, JOELmade two special team
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Arian FOSTER23 RUNNING BACKTRANSACT
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Garrett GRAHAM88 TIG HT ENDTRANSACT
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Kareem JACKSON25 CORNERBACKTRANSACT
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Andre JOHNSON80 WIDE RECEIVERHeight
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JOHNSON, ANDREhis fourth 100-yard g
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JOHNSON, ANDRESingle Game HighsRece
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JONES, JACOBYAFC Special Teams Play
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Vonta LEACH44 FULLBACKTRANSACTIONS:
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LEACH, VONTALeach’s 2010 Season S
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LEINART, MATTseven minutes and resu
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LEINART, MATTSingle Game HighsPassi
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McCAIN, BRICEMcCain’s 2010 Season
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McMANIS, SHERRICKHIGH SCHOOL: A ver
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MITCHELL, EARLtion’s 10th-best fu
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MOLDEN, ANTWAUNCOLLEGE: Started 23
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MYERS, CHRISpractice squad before b
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NADING, JESSEfor each contest...rec
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Troy NOLAN33 STRONG SAFETYTRANSACTI
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ADEWALE OGUNLEYE99 DEFENSIVE ENDHei
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OGUNLEYE, ADEWALECOLLEGE: Four-year
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KARL PAYMAH24 CORNERBACKHeight: 6-0
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POLLARD, BERNARDNew York Jets (10/2
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Glover QUIN29 CORNERBACKTRANSACTION
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RACKERS, NEILconsecutive successful
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RACKERS, NEILPERSONAL: Full name Ne
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SCHAUB, MATT2007 (Houston 11/11): G
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SCHAUB, MATTSchaub’s 2010 Season
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SLATON, STEVEConference honors in e
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TURK, MATTline at Miami (12/27).200
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TURK, MATTSingle Game HighsPunts11
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WILSON, EUGENEWilson’s 2010 Seaso
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