Texans' Phillip Lindsay listed as co-starter

Houston Texans running backs Phillip Lindsay and Mark Ingram are listed as co-starters ahead of David Johnson on the team's latest unofficial depth chart.

What It Means:

Lindsay and Ingram may be competing for the early-down role while Johnson and Rex Burkhead battle it out for pass-catching duties. The Texans are likely going to use a committee approach regardless, so the depth chart really doesn't mean much at this point in the preseason. Lindsay's ADP in standard leagues (RB47, 10.10) is currently more than two rounds behind Johnson's (RB39, 8.04), per Fantasy Football Calculator.

Lindsay is currently the RB47 in numberFire's preseason fantasy rankings with a projection of 110.7 carries for 491.3 yards and 3.23 touchdowns, with another 16.5 catches (22.9 targets) for 108.2 yards. Johnson is our RB38 and projected for 133.0 carries while Ingram (RB66) is only expected to handle 45.3 carries.