TE · Houston Texans · week 7 vs Jacksonville Jaguars · Sun Oct 18 · 9:30 AM ET
As of week 7, Marlin Klein was a TE for HOU, age 24, a rookie, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 6 he had played 3 games on 10% of snaps. No injury episode was on file.
Marlin Klein is a backup at tight end for HOU — 11% of the snaps in his best week of 3. He has a not stated injury. His team named him inactive in weeks 4 and 5 and 6. His team has not listed him on the final report.
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's published inactive list, on the day.
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
wk 1–3 · 3 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
Our past calls vs what happened
Season on him: no call of ours graded yet. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
| Player | Pos | Practice | Whose word | Call | Chance he plays | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Montgomery | RB | DNP | team's word | Out | ||
| Reed Blankenship | S | DNP | team's word | Out | ||
| Jalen Pitre | S | DNP | team's word | Out | ||
| Jacob Hummel | LB | UNK | team's word | — | ||
| Tank Dell | WR | FULL | team's word | Questionable | ||
| Blake Fisher | T | DNP | team's word | Out | ||
| Sam Hagen | OT | UNK | team's word | — |
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
Profile — as of week 7
| Role | TE5 · 10% snaps |
| Season | 2026 · 3 games through wk 6 |
| Injuries | none on file |
| Bio | age 24 · rookie · drafted round 2 |
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.
About him
| About him | As the record holds it |
|---|---|
| His role | a backup at tight end — 11% of the snaps in his best week of 3 |
| Listed on the depth chart | number 5 at tight end |
| Last week | He did not dress last week |
| Snaps played | 10% a week on average over 3 weeks, 11% at his highest, 25% on special teams |
| Build | 6 ft 6 in · 250 lb |
| College | Michigan |
| Drafted | 2026, round 2 pick 59, by HOU |
| Age | under 25 at the season's start |
| Experience | 0 seasons |
When this call was made, and when the world knew
His record this season
| Wk | Practice | Chance he plays | Call | Source | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | UNK | — | his team's word | his team's published inactive list, on the day | no |
A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.
The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
his previous injuries; the reader's opinion — it has not read him this week.