Is Jalen Pitre starting?
Jalen Pitre is the starting NB for the Houston Texans. Currently listed Doubtful.
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The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Jalen Pitre is listed as the starter at NB going into that game.
Jalen Pitre is the only NB on the Houston Texans depth chart right now.
Jalen Pitre'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).
Jalen Pitre wears No. 5, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 200 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Baylor.
Is Jalen Pitre playing this week?
Jalen Pitre is listed Doubtful this week (Pitre will not need surgery and will not need to be placed on injured reserve as a result of the shoulder injury he suffered during Sunday's game at Tennessee, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.) (updated Oct 13, ESPN).
Houston Texans Starting Lineup
- LDE
- LDT
- RDT
- RDE
- WLB
- MLBAzeez Al-Shaair
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- SLB
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NBJalen PitreThis player
Doubtful (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | HOU | 14 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2024 | HOU | 12 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | HOU | 14 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | HOU | 17 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Career | 5 yrs | 62 | 221 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 37 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#57 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)
Jalen Pitre is rated 91 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 6th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 98% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
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
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ TENTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 26-3
Oct 4Lvs DALTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 30-34
Sep 27L@ INDTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 17-19
Sep 20Lvs CINTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 6-20
Sep 13Lvs BUFTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 31-36
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ TEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | Lvs DAL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | L@ IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs BUF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jalen Pitre's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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