28 days until the Texans' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 28?
Texans Wire will daily inform you which player has worn the number of the day leading up to kickoff and select the player who best represented the number during their time at NRG Stadium. As for today, let's take a look at who has worn No. 28 since the inaugural season in 2002.
Texans players to wear No. 28
No. 28 currently belongs to veteran Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon. While he's not out at practice right now, that doesn't mean that the former Cincinnati Bengals star was a flash in the pan or a one-hit wonder.
Mixon, who inked a three-year extension after being traded to Houston last offseason, hit the ground running with a 159-yard outing in the Week 1 opener. He followed that up with four straight 100-yard performances from Week 6 until Week 10's loss against the New York Jets.
Despite missing three games, Mixon became the first Texans running back since Carlos Hyde in 2019 to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. He was named to the Pro Bowl roster and finished with a team-leading 12 touchdowns. In the postseason, Mixon averaged 4.6 yards a play and scored a pair of touchdowns.
He's back, ready for Round 2, with the intent of becoming a fixture in Texans' history while helping the franchise reach its first-ever conference title appearance.
Best Player: Alfred Blue
Given his longevity as the Texans' No. 2 back behind Lamar Miller, Blue gets the nod -- for now -- over Mixon. A former sixth-round pick, the LSU star averaged at least 127 carries per season for over 528 yards and 3.6 yards per attempt.
Should Mixon put up similar production next season, the Texans probably will have a new G.O.A.T. running the show with the No. 28.
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