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HOU · RB · #32

David Montgomery

StarterDoubtful

As of Oct 14, 2:04 PM ET

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Is David Montgomery starting?

David Montgomery is the starting RB for the Houston Texans. Currently listed Doubtful.

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David Montgomery this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). David Montgomery is listed as the starter at RB going into that game.

At RB for the Houston Texans, Woody Marks and Dare Ogunbowale are next in line behind him.

David Montgomery's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27).

David Montgomery wears No. 32, is 29 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 230 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Iowa State.

Is David Montgomery playing this week?

David Montgomery is listed Doubtful this week (Montgomery (groin) isn't practicing Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.) (updated Oct 14, ESPN).

HOU RB Depth

1David MontgomeryStarter
2Woody Marks
3Dare Ogunbowale
4British Brooks

Houston Texans Starting Lineup

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Age
29
Height
5' 11"
Weight
230
Experience
8 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGCarRush YdsRush TDRecTgtRec YdsRec TD
    2026HOU552138277671
    2025DET17158716824291920
    2024DET141857751236383410
    2023DET1421910151316241170
    2022CHI16201801534403161
    2021CHI13225849742513010
    2020CHI152471070854684382
    2019CHI16242889625351851
    Career8 yrs110152962536123829219575

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    138
    -14.5/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    2
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    Rec Yds
    67
    +2.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    8
    Games
    110
    Rush Yds
    6253

    #36 of 124 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonRushing First DownsRushing EPAReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPR
    20265-17.96254224.572.684.1%1.4%0.07
    2025410.4712199113.1316.005.3%0.3%0.08
    202450-8.83-183651615.92-18.947.3%-0.5%0.11
    20235910.28-191497-8.18-6.164.2%-0.5%0.06
    202241-15.3151283106.726.2011.1%1.5%0.18
    202155-21.6045273185.276.699.7%1.0%0.15
    202059-9.0164396253.496.8411.4%1.3%0.18
    201950-41.12941567-2.101.976.2%2.1%0.11
    Career360—254186396—————

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    WHY THIS RATING

    David Montgomery is rated 76 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 32nd of 83 qualifying running backs (outperforms 61% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    59th percentile
    Beats 59% of 83
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 563 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 73 · 2019 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    Home / Road Split

    Home · 3 games

    Carries
    36
    Rush Yds
    94
    TD
    2
    Yds/Car
    2.6

    Road · 2 games

    Carries
    16
    Rush Yds
    44
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    2.8

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ TENYDS 11
    CAR
    5
    YDS
    11
    TD
    0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 26-3

    Oct 4Lvs DALYDS 24
    CAR
    10
    YDS
    24
    TD
    0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    0
    YDS
    19
    TD
    0

    Final L 30-34

    Sep 27L@ INDYDS 33
    CAR
    11
    YDS
    33
    TD
    0
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    15
    TD
    0

    Final L 17-19

    Sep 20Lvs CINYDS 14
    CAR
    6
    YDS
    10
    TD
    0
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    14
    TD
    0

    Final L 6-20

    Sep 13Lvs BUFYDS 60
    CAR
    20
    YDS
    60
    TD
    2
    REC
    3
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    19
    TD
    1

    Final L 31-36

    David Montgomery's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    David Montgomery plays 47% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share47%

    College

    Iowa State

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