For the second straight week, running back Dameon Pierce is a healthy scratch for the Texans.
Also inactive for Houston as it faces the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road is wide receiver/return specialist Braxton Berrios, who has been dealing with a hamstring injury but had returned to practice last week.
Here is the full list of inactives for the Texans:
QB Graham Mertz
RB British Brooks
DE Darrell Taylor
OT Blake Fisher
TE Brenden Bates
RB Dameon Pierce
WR Braxton Berrios