Who is the best running back in Texans history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Arian Foster (2010s) tops the list at 86.
The ranking
Best Texans running backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Arian Foster
Texans · 2010s86 - 2Joe Mixon
Texans · 2020s80 - 3Lamar Miller
Texans · 2010s78 - 4Dameon Pierce
Texans · 2020s74 - 5Domanick Williams
Texans · 2000s74 - 6Vonta Leach
Texans · 2000s73 - 7Steve Slaton
Texans · 2000s72 - 8Ben Tate
Texans · 2010s72 - 9Carlos Hyde
Texans · 2010s72 - 10Devin Singletary
Texans · 2020s72 - 11Ahman Green
Texans · 2000s71 - 12Ron Dayne
Texans · 2000s70
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