Michael Carter
RB
Tennessee Titans
- Teammate Carnell Tate (a top target) is out, so Carter may see more targets.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how RBs have played against the Texans in the 2026 season.
RB2 = the second-highest-scoring RB against Texans in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BUF | Frank Gore Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2 |  CIN | Samaje Perine | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 3 |  IND | Seth McGowan | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 4 |  DAL | Tyler Goodson | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Average | 2.5 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Median | 2.5 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| High | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 | ||
| Low | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Michael Carter should do vs the TexansSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Texans, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Michael Carter has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Texans opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Michael Carter will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Texans avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Michael Carter's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Michael Carter usually produces.
Projected is Michael Carter's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Texans were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | CLE | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Carter avg | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | |
| Texans RB2 avg | 2.5 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | |
| Difference | -0.5 | +1.8 | +0.0 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -3.0 | +0.0 | -0.9 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Carter averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- RB2s have averaged 2.5 carries, 8.8 rushing yards and 0.3 receptions against the Texans across 4 games.
- The Texans allow 1.5 PPR points to RB2s, -67% versus the league average of 4.7 (ranked 32 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 0 of 4 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 0.3 to 3.2 (median 1.3).
- RB2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 4 games (0%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.