The Houston Texans are less than 50 days away from kicking off the 2025 season in Los Angeles against the Rams at SoFi Stadium and we’re counting down the days until a victory ensues on the west coast.
Texans Wire will daily inform you which player has worn the number of the day leading up to kickoff and select the player who best represented the number during their time at NRG Stadium. As for today, let’s take a look at who has worn No. 40 since the inaugural season in 2002.
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Texans players to wear No. 40
No. 40 currently belongs to rookie long snapper Austin Brinkman. Barring the addition via free agency from now until Week 1, Brinkman, who has a standout long snapper for West Virginia in college, will replace Jon Weeks as the newest player to connect with Tommy Townsend and Ka’imi Fairbairn.
LS Austin Brinkman (Present)
TE Dalton Keene (2023-2024)
RB Scottie Phillips (2020)
CB Marcus Williams (2017)
DB Kurtis Drummond (2016)
Best Player: No One
Name five things about one player and they’re the pick. Anything? Can anyone say anything about Phillips? Keene? Williams? No.
Moving on.
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: 40 days until the Texans’ 2025 season opener: Who has worn No.40?