The New England Patriots are hosting the Houston Texans for the AFC Divisional Round matchup to determine who faces the Denver Broncos during the AFC Championship Game. Here are the depth charts and projected starting lineups for each team coming into Sunday’s big game:
Patriots vs. Texans Projected Starting Lineup
New England Patriots
| Starter | |
| QB | Drake Maye |
| RB | Rhamondre Stevenson |
| WR | Stefon Diggs |
| WR | Kayshon Boutte |
| WR | Kyle Williams |
| TE | Hunter Henry |
| FB | Jack Westover |
| LT | Will Campbell |
| LG | Jared Wilson |
| C | Garrett Bradbury |
| RG | Mike Onwenu |
| RT | Morgan Moses |
| LDE | Christian Barmore |
| NT | Khyiris Tonga |
| RDE | Milton Williams |
| WLB | Harold Landry III Q |
| LILB | Robert Spillane |
| RILB | Christian Elliss |
| SLB | K’Lavon Chaisson |
| LCB | Carlton Davis III |
| SS | Jaylinn Hawkins |
| FS | Craig Woodson |
| RCB | Christian Gonzalez |
| NB | Marcus Jones |
| PK | Andy Borregales |
| P | Bryce Baringer |
| H | Bryce Baringer |
| PR | Marcus Jones |
| KR | TreVeyon Henderson |
| LS | Julian Ashby |
Houston Texans
| Starter | |
| QB | C.J. Stroud |
| RB | Woody Marks |
| WR | Nico Collins O |
| WR | Jayden Higgins |
| WR | Christian Kirk |
| TE | Dalton Schultz |
| LT | Aireontae Ersery |
| LG | Tytus Howard |
| C | Jake Andrews |
| RG | Ed Ingram |
| RT | Trent Brown Q |
| LDE | Danielle Hunter |
| LDT | Tommy Togiai |
| RDT | Sheldon Rankins |
| RDE | Will Anderson Jr. |
| WLB | Henry To’oTo’o |
| MLB | Azeez Al-Shaair |
| SLB | E.J. Speed |
| LCB | Derek Stingley Jr. |
| SS | Calen Bullock |
| FS | Jaylen Reed |
| RCB | Kamari Lassiter |
| NB | Jalen Pitre |
| PK | Ka’imi Fairbairn |
| P | Tommy Townsend |
| H | Tommy Townsend |
| PR | Jaylin Noel |
| KR | Tremon Smith |
| LS | Austin Brinkman |
Patriots vs. Texans Depth Chart
New England Patriots
| 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Joshua Dobbs | Tommy DeVito | – |
| RB | TreVeyon Henderson | D’Ernest Johnson | Terrell Jennings IR |
| WR | DeMario Douglas | – | – |
| WR | Efton Chism III | – | – |
| WR | Mack Hollins IR | – | – |
| TE | Austin Hooper | CJ Dippre | – |
| FB | Brock Lampe IR | – | – |
| LT | Vederian Lowe | Thayer Munford Jr. | – |
| LG | Ben Brown | – | – |
| C | Ben Brown | – | – |
| RG | Caedan Wallace | Yasir Durant IR | – |
| RT | Marcus Bryant | – | – |
| LDE | Leonard Taylor III | Joshua Farmer IR | – |
| NT | Eric Gregory | Jaquelin Roy IR | – |
| RDE | Cory Durden | – | – |
| WLB | Elijah Ponder | – | – |
| LILB | Jack Gibbens | Marte Mapu | – |
| RILB | Jahlani Tavai | Chad Muma | – |
| SLB | Anfernee Jennings | Bradyn Swinson | – |
| LCB | Charles Woods | Kobee Minor | – |
| SS | Brenden Schooler | – | – |
| FS | Dell Pettus | – | – |
| RCB | Alex Austin | Marcellas Dial Jr. IR | – |
| NB | – | – | – |
| PK | – | – | – |
| P | – | – | – |
| H | – | – | – |
| PR | Efton Chism III | – | – |
| KR | Rhamondre Stevenson | Kyle Williams | Efton Chism III |
Houston Texans
| 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Davis Mills | Graham Mertz | – |
| RB | Jawhar Jordan | Nick Chubb | Dare Ogunbowale |
| WR | Xavier Hutchinson | Braxton Berrios | – |
| WR | Jaylin Noel | Tank Dell | – |
| WR | Justin Watson O | – | – |
| TE | Cade Stover | Harrison Bryant | Brevin Jordan IR |
| LT | Trent Brown Q | Blake Fisher | Jarrett Kingston |
| LG | Jarrett Patterson | Juice Scruggs | – |
| C | Jarrett Patterson | – | – |
| RG | Tytus Howard | – | – |
| RT | Tytus Howard | Blake Fisher | – |
| LDE | Denico Autry | – | – |
| LDT | Leki Fotu | Folorunso Fatukasi IR | Mario Edwards Jr. IR |
| RDT | Naquan Jones | Kurt Hinish | Tim Settle Jr. IR |
| RDE | Derek Barnett | Dylan Horton | – |
| WLB | Damone Clark | Jake Hansen IR | – |
| MLB | Christian Harris | – | – |
| SLB | Jamal Hill | – | – |
| LCB | Tremon Smith | Ajani Carter IR | – |
| SS | Jimmie Ward O | M.J. Stewart IR | – |
| FS | Jalen Pitre | – | – |
| RCB | Ja’Marcus Ingram | Jaylin Smith IR | – |
| NB | Myles Bryant | Alijah Huzzie | – |
| PK | – | – | – |
| P | – | – | – |
| H | – | – | – |
| PR | Braxton Berrios | Christian Kirk | – |
| KR | Jaylin Noel | Braxton Berrios | – |
Both teams have deep rosters, though the Texans have two players who are confirmed to be out while the Patriots have none, with only two players questionable.
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