David Montgomery

Houston Texans RB 31 Out

Week 6 at JAX

Wk 6 -- Read as the page opens

Rest of season 87.2 from week 6, RB31 in our order

Opp rank -- at JAX

Avg 9.1 a game in 5 games

Last 1.1 week 5 at TEN

Δ Proj --

Out on the latest report, which does not move his place on our board. Injury status from the hourly capture, read Mon Oct 19, 2:00 am Eastern.

This season 2026, PPR, through week 5

David Montgomery week by week, 2026
Wk	Opp	the week's projection	PPR points	carries	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	targets	catches	receiving yards	receiving touchdowns	fumbles lost	share of snaps
1	vs BUF	--	28.9	20	60	2	3	3	19	1	0	49%
2	vs CIN	--	4.4	6	10	0	2	2	14	0	0	53%
3	at IND	--	6.8	11	33	0	2	2	15	0	0	63%
4	vs DAL	--	4.3	10	24	0	0	0	19	0	0	56%
5	at TEN	--	1.1	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	14%
Season5 games, 9.1 a game			45.5	52	138	2	7	7	67	1	0	46%

202517 games, 9.7 a game			164.9	158	716	8	29	24	192	0	1	37%
202414 games, 15.8 a game			221.7	185	775	12	38	36	341	0	1	41%
202314 games, 14.7 a game			205.2	219	1,015	13	24	16	117	0	1	48%

Still to play

Wk 6 at JAX Sun Oct 18
Wk 7 vs NYG Sun Oct 25
Wk 8 Bye
Wk 9 at LAC Sun Nov 8
Wk 10 at CLE Sun Nov 15
Wk 11 vs IND Thu Nov 19
Wk 12 vs BAL Sun Nov 29
Wk 13 at PIT Sun Dec 6
Wk 14 at WSH Sun Dec 13
Wk 15 vs JAX Sun Dec 20
Wk 16 at PHI Thu Dec 24
Wk 17 at GB Mon Jan 4
Wk 18 vs TEN Sun Jan 10

Our read

Written Oct 19, from his facts through last season

The 28.9 in week 1 of 2026 is doing all the work here. Strip it and he scored 4.4, 6.8, 4.3 and 1.1 across weeks 2 through 5 of 2026, and his 9.1 a game sits under the 10.9 pace we set for him before the season. The three touchdowns are real, and they are the whole line, because 138 rush yards on 52 carries is not a running back's season.

Rest of season87.2PPR points from week 6

51.9his ADP in PPR drafts

Preseason projection152projected PPR points

The tape numbers back the eye test. He is at 1.1 yards after contact a carry, second-worst among the 53 backs with enough carries to rank, and -0.2 rushing yards over expected on 41 tracked carries through weeks 1, 3 and 4 of 2026. What keeps him usable is scoring-range work: 40% of HOU's carries and targets inside the ten in his games, RB17, and 28% of red-zone usage, RB28 among 65 backs. That is how he scores without moving the ball. The 31.5% touchdown-points share is the worry: backs in his spot have been docked 6.2 points a game on average the following season, and that kind of scoring dependence is exactly what a decline docks hardest.

He is listed first among HOU backs with Woody Marks behind him, and our number had him at 152 points, RB23 on our board, versus where drafters took him at 51.9 before the season. With the O tag hanging over week 6 of 2026 and a week 8 bye coming, we would hold if he is on a roster but keep him benched until the contact yards return.

David Montgomery in every format
Format	Our rank	Rest of season from week 6	Over replacement	Tier
PPR	108	87.2	−10.6	7
Half PPR	88	80.4	−2.9	6
Standard	66	73.5	+5.6	7

Wk 6, Opp rank and Δ Proj are this week's, read as the page opens.

Stats from the NFL's records, scored in PPR.

Stats from nflverse and charting from FTN Data via nflverse, both under Creative Commons licences, our rates worked out from their counts.