Texans RB David Montgomery Out: Survivor Read for HOU Weeks 6-7
Oct 11, 2026
David Montgomery ruled out with groin injury
Houston loses a key piece of its backfield. Running back David Montgomery picked up a groin injury during the Texans' game against the Titans and has been ruled out. It's a short-term blow to Houston's ground game as the schedule pushes into the heart of October.
What it means for your survivor pick
The good news for survivor players eyeing Houston: the Texans stay favored despite the injury. They're a slim 1.5-point road favorite at Jacksonville in Week 6, then jump to a much more comfortable 5.5-point home favorite against the Giants in Week 7.
That Week 6 number is the problem. A 1.5-point spread is essentially a coin flip, and leaning on a run game missing Montgomery at a road venue is exactly the kind of risk survivor players should sidestep. If you want Houston, the Week 7 home date with New York is the cleaner spot — bigger cushion, home field, and more margin for the offense to absorb the missing back.
For now, treat the Texans as a hold-and-watch rather than a confident survivor pick in Week 6. Reassess once Montgomery's return timeline and the week's final line come into focus, and check the latest NFL survivor pool picks before you lock anything in.