The Houston Texans are less than 40 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. 38 since the inaugural season in 2002.
Texans players to wear No. 38
No. 38 currently belongs to no one on the roster entering the preseason. Given where the roster is heading into their first week away from the practice facility, it would be best to assume no one is coming in to take the jersey, either.
But who has worn No. 38 in the past for Houston?
DB Jacobi Francis (2022)RB Buddy Howell (2018-2020)RB Andre Ellington (2017)DB Danieal Manning (2011-2014)CB Mark Parson (2009)CB DeMarcus Faggins (2002-2008)Best Player: Danieal Manning
Faggins was a close call here, but when you have an All-Pro defensive back showing up in the secondary during an important run of history, that’s the dealbreaker. After a promising start to his career with the Chicago Bears, Manning inked a four-year deal to join the Texans and return to the Lone Star State in 2011.
Over his four seasons, he recorded over 200 tackles, 50 tackles for loss and four interceptions, returning two for touchdowns. While he was released following the 2013 season, Manning returned and still factored into Houston’s run back to the playoff success.
He’s certainly remembered for his time as a player in Chicago, but some will remember the Manning era as one that made Houston a rising team in the AFC.