Fantasy Football Profile

Fantasy Football Player Profile

David Johnson
Houston Texans

2026 Projected Value: $0
2026 Actual Value: $0 Difference: $0
Based on 10-team A-only league

Player News

Date	News
5/20/24	Former Texans RB David Johnson retires. On Sunday former All-Pro running back David Johnson announced his retirement. He played eight seasons with three teams, including the Texans Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/former-texans-rb-david-jo...
5/19/24	Ex-Texans Running Back David Johnson Retires After Eight Seasons. Ex Houston Texans running back David Johnson announced his retirement Sunday afternoon on Instagram. Johnson established himself as one of the league's top running backs during the 2016 season. As a dual threat running back who was reliable in the passing game, Johnson added 879 receiving yards with 80 catches and four touchdowns. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/houston-texans-lates...
10/06/22	Jaguars vs. Texans: 5 Pressing Questions on Key AFC South Battle. Pierce's ability to rush for more than four yards per attempt. I know that might be a modest answer, but it has been a long time since the Texans had a running back who has the ability to pick up positive yardages on each attempt. Over the previous two seasons, the Texans had to settle for veteran David Johnson starting in the backfield, who averaged 4.2 yards per attempt. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/duval-insider-plus/...
2/20/22	Is David Johnson's Time With The Texans At An End?. Johnson's on-field production with the Texans decreased exponentially in comparison to his days in Arizona, where the 30-year-old running back registered 919 rushing yards and six touchdowns in 25 career games in Houston. After arguably one of the worst rushing attacks in franchise history, the Texans are in desperate need to revamp their backfield this offseason. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/houston-david-j...
1/05/22	Tytus Howard among 8 Texans who return to practice from COVID list. Texans coach David Culley said Wednesday morning that he expected most of the players who missed the 49ers game while on the team’s COVID-19 reserve could be returning, and, hours later, all but two players on the list had returned to practice. Starting offensive lineman Tytus Howard, who missed two games, returned to practice along with running back David Johnson, tight end Antony Auclair and wide receivers Danny Amendola and Chris Moore. Source: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nati...
12/31/21	Houston sports in 2022: What to expect from Astros, Rockets Texans and more. The Texans will be drafting in the first round for the first time since 2019, and they’ll also have their own second-round pick for the first time in as many years. The exorbitant terms of past trades have finally expired, although their ramifications still linger. Running back David Johnson, acquired in a controversial exchange for All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, is not expected to be retained after his contract expires. Source: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nati...
12/27/21	Texans place RB David Johnson, LB Neville Hewitt on COVID list. Texans place RB David Johnson, LB Neville Hewitt on COVID list Source: https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sportsxchange/te...
12/26/21	NFL Week 16 early inactives: Derwin James active, David Johnson inactive in Houston. Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Safety Derwin James was listed as questionable to play for the Chargers on Sunday due to a hamstring injury, but they will not have to worry about replacing him in the lineup [more] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-week-16-early-inactiv...
12/22/21	Are the Texans phasing out running back David Johnson?. David Johnson has seen decreased touches at running back. Are the Houston Texans phasing out the former All-Pro? Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/texans-phasing-running-ba...
12/18/21	How Texans roster shapes up for final four games, and future. Running backs Player, Contract years remaining, Annual avg. salary David Johnson, 0, $5 million Rex Burkhead, 0, $1.5 million Royce Freeman, 0, $990,000 Scottie Phillips (IR), 1, $762,000 The Texans can start completely fresh at running back in 2022. The NFL’s last-place run game needs an overhaul. Source: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nati...
12/13/21	Houston's running woes continue in 33-13 loss to Seahawks. As bad as Houston’s running game has been this season, things could get even worse this week. The Texans, who have had the league’s worst running game all season, had another terrible performance in a 33-13 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday, gaining just 63 yards. Burkhead’s injury was a blow to a team that entered the game without running back David Johnson, who was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 Sunday. With Burkhead and Johnson sidelined, the Texans had to rely on third-stringer Royce Freeman for most of the second half. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/houstons-running-woes-con...
12/12/21	The Loop Fantasy Football Update Week 14: Last-minute moves. Dec. 12—UPDATE: 10:45 a.m. Sunday The early game inactives lists are out. The big news is that Houston has added another running back, David Johnson, to the COVID list. That means Rex Burkhead will get nearly all of the Texans' carries. Meanwhile, Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz and Houston WR Brandin Cooks are good to go. UPDATE: 10:22 a.m. Sunday The most pivotal week of the fantasy football ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/loop-fantasy-football-wee...
12/08/21	Fantasy Football Week 14 Cheat Sheet: Identifying Sleepers for Deep Leagues. David Johnson missed the Texans' Week 13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts to a thigh injury and an illness. So that left Rex Burkhead as the clear top back for Houston, although he ran the ball only eight times in a lopsided 31-0 loss. But the Texans should play a more competitive game this week, as they're hosting the Seattle Seahawks. Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2951247-fantas...
12/01/21	Texans takeaways: David Culley keeping faith in Tim Kelly. Runners, blockers share blame for poor running game Coach David Culley was diplomatic when asked about the problems with the running game having more to do with the backs or the offensive line. The Texans are last in rushing with 78.3 yards a game and last with 3.2 yards a carry. The Texans began the season with four veteran backs in Mark Ingram II, David Johnson, Phillip Lindsay and Rex Burkhead. Source: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nati...
10/29/21	David Johnson sees more carries coming his way with Mark Ingram gone. Texans running back David Johnson had a season-high seven carries in last Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals, but it’s a good bet he’ll set a new high in the weeks to come. Mark Ingram led the team with 92 carries before he was traded to the Saints this week, so there’s a lot of work [more] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/david-johnson-sees-more-c...
10/22/21	David Johnson's Burden. The Cardinals” David Johnson rushed and caught passes for a combined 2,118 yards and 20 TDs in 2016. How sad and frightening it was during the Cardinals last game of the 2016 season to see David Johnson’s knee buckle and to watch him crumpled up on the turf in utter agony. David Johnson in the days afterward said that his wife, Meghan, in horror at what she witnessed, pleaded with him to quit football. Source: https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2021/10/22/22740...
10/21/21	David Johnson Felt Pressure Of Deal For DeAndre Hopkins. After Johnson had an other-worldy 2016 season with 1,239 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns, with another 80 catches for 819 yards and four touchdowns. Had he not hurt his knee early in the 2016 finale, there would have been a push to get him to the 1,000-yard receiving mark. He missed almost all the 2017 season with a wrist injury, and still received a three-year, $39 million contract extension at the outset of the 2018 season. Source: https://www.azcardinals.com/news/david-johnson-fel...
10/15/21	Week 6 Fantasy Preview: Trying to find healthy RBs. Liz Loza and Dalton Del Don preview all 12 of Sunday’s NFL games and attempt to find healthy running backs that are worth starting on your fantasy team this week. Other questions that are answered in this one include: * Should you trust Tua in London vs. JAX? * Should you start AJ Dillon this week? * How much value does David Johnson have? * Will Daniel Jones get even better with healthy receivers to throw to? * Is Christian McCaffrey going to play? Is Dalvin Cook? * Is Donald Parham the next breakout TE? * Who is the Patriots starting RB? All of that plus a DFS preview of Sunday night’s game between the Seahawks and Steelers. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/week-6-fantasy-preview-tr...
10/10/21	Texans lead 6-0 on Davis Mills touchdown pass. The Texans took the opening kickoff and ran 10:06 off the clock, going 79 yards in 18 plays. It was a methodical drive as they converted three of four third downs and went for it on fourth-and-two from the New England 38, with David Johnson catching an 8-yard pass from Davis Mills. Antony Auclair scored [more] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/texans-lead-6-0-davis-172...
10/08/21	Patriots vs. Texans preview: Four matchups that could decide Sunday's game. Patriots LB’s vs. Texans’ RB’s The Texans have a true running back stable with Mark Ingram, David Johnson, and Philip Lindsay, who are all receiving 5 or more touches per game. Is it a good running back stable? That’s a whole other story, with those three backs averaging just 89 total yards on 26 touches per game. Source: https://www.patspulpit.com/2021/10/8/22714426/patr...

TG Fantasy Baseball