Houston Texans

John Benton

Offensive Line; born December 13, 1963, Los Angeles. Offensive lineman Colorado State 1986-90. No pro playing experience. College coach: California University (Pa.) 1990-94, Colorado State 1996-03. Pro coach: St. Louis Rams 2004-05. Joined Texans in 2006.

Perry Carter

Assistant Defensive Backs; born August 15, 1971, McComb, Miss. Defensive back Southern Mississippi 1989-93. Pro defensive back Arizona Cardinals 1994, Kansas City Chiefs 1995, Oakland Raiders 1996-98, Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) 2000-01, Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 2002, British Columbia Lions (CFL) 2003-04. College coach: Texas A&M-Commerce 2004. Pro coach: Hamburg Sea Devils (NFLEL) 2006. Joined Texans in 2006.

Rick Dennison

Offensive Coordinator; born June 22, 1958, Kalispell, Mont. Tight end Colorado State 1976-79. Pro linebacker Denver Broncos 1982-90. Pro coach: Denver Broncos 1995-09. Joined Texans in 2010.

Karl Dorrell

Quarterbacks; born December 18, 1968, Alameda, Calif. Wide receiver UCLA 1982-86. No pro playing experience. College coach: UCLA 1988, 2003-07 (head coach 2003-07), Central Florida 1989, Northern Arizona 1990-91, Colorado 1992-93, 1995-98, Arizona State 1994, Washington 1999. Pro coach: Denver Broncos 2000-02, Miami Dolphins 2008-11. Joined Texans in 2012.

Chick Harris

Running Backs; born September 21, 1945, Durham, N.C. Running back Northern Arizona 1966-69. No pro playing experience. College coach: Colorado State 1970-71, Long Beach State 1972-73, Washington 1975-80. Pro coach: Detroit Wheels (WFL) 1974, Buffalo Bills 1981-82, Seattle Seahawks 1983-91, Los Angeles Rams 1992-94, Carolina Panthers 1995-01. Joined Texans in 2002.

Dan Hammerschmidt

Offensive Assistant.

Reggie Herring

Linebackers; born July 3, 1959, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Linebacker Florida State 1978-80. No pro playing experience. College coach: Oklahoma State 1981-85, Auburn 1986-91, Texas Christian 1992-93, Clemson 1994-01, North Carolina State 2004, Arkansas 2005-07 (interim head coach 2007). Pro coach: Houston Texans 2002-03, Dallas Cowboys 2008-10. Joined Texans in 2011.

Vance Joseph

Defensive Backs; born September 20, 1972, Marrero, La. Defensive back Colorado 1990-94. Pro defensive back New York Jets 1995, Indianapolis Colts 1996. College coach: Colorado 1999-01, 2002-03, Wyoming 2002, Bowling Green State 2004. Pro coach: San Francisco 49ers 2005-10. Joined Texans in 2011.

Bobby King

Assistant Linebackers; born June 29, 1978, Louisville, Kentucky. Defensive line Texas El-Paso 1998-00. No pro playing experience. College coach: Texas El-Paso 2002-03, West Texas A&M 2005, 2008-09, Baylor 2006-07. Pro coach: Cowboys 2010. Joined Texans in 2011.

Larry Kirksey

Wide Receivers; born January 6, 1951, Harlan, Ky. Wide receiver Eastern Kentucky 1970-73. No pro playing experience. College coach: Miami (Ohio) 1974-76, Kentucky 1977-81, Kansas 1982, Kentucky State 1983 (head coach), Florida 1984-88, Pittsburgh 1989, Alabama 1990-93, Texas A&M 2000, Middle Tennessee State 2006. Pro coach: San Francisco 49ers 1994-99, Detroit Lions 2001-02, Jacksonville Jaguars 2003, Denver Broncos 2004. Joined Texans in 2007.

Bill Kollar

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line; born November 27, 1952, Warren, Ohio. Defensive end Montana State 1971-74. Pro defensive end Cincinnati Bengals 1974-76, Tampa Bay Buccanneers 1977-81. College coach: Illinois: 1985-87, Purdue 1988-89. Pro coach: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1984, Atlanta Falcons 1990-00, St. Louis Rams 2001-05, Buffalo Bills 2006-08. Joined Texans in 2009.

Marc Lubick

Assistant Wide Receivers; born November 13, 1977, Bozeman, Mont. Defensive back Montana State 1996-99. No pro playing experience. College coach: Colorado State 2000-02, 2005-09. Pro coach: St. Louis Rams 2003-04 (scout). Joined Texans in 2010.

Joe Marciano

Special Teams Coordinator; born February 10, 1954, Dunmore, Pa. Quarterback Temple 1972-75. No pro playing experience. College coach: East Stroudsburg State 1977, Rhode Island 1978-79, Villanova 1980, Penn State 1981, Temple 1982. Pro coach: Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars (USFL) 1983-85, New Orleans Saints 1986-95, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1996-01. Joined Texans in 2002.

Brian Pariani

Tight Ends; born July 2, 1965, San Francisco. No college or pro playing experience. College coach: UCLA 1989, Syracuse 2005. Pro coach: San Francisco 49ers 1991-94, Denver Broncos 1994-04. Joined Texans in 2006.

Wade Phillips

Defensive Coordinator; Born Orange, Texas. Linebacker University of Houston. No pro playing experience. College coach: University of Houston 1969. Pro coach: Houston Oilers 1976-80, New Orleans Saints 1981-85, Philadelphia Eagles 1986-88, Denver Broncos 1989-94, Buffalo Bills 1995-00, Atlanta Falcons 2002-03, San Diego Chargers 2004-06, Dallas Cowboys 2007-10. Joined Texans in 2011.

Jim Ryan

Assistant Offensive Line; Pro playing experience: Linebacker Denver Broncos 1979-88. Pro coach: Broncos 2004-08, Omaha Nighthawks (UFL) 2010. Joined Texans in 2011.

Matt Schiotz

Assistant Strength and Conditioning; Coach College coach USC 1998-00. Pro coach Kansas City Chiefs 1997, Washington Redskins 2001, San Diego Chargers 2002-06, Miami Dolphins 2007. Joined Texans in 2009.

Cedric Smith

Strength and Conditioning; born May 27, 1968, Enterprise, Ala. Fullback Florida 1986-89. Pro fullback Minnesota Vikings 1990, New Orleans Saints 1991, Washington Redskins 1994-95, Arizona Cardinals 1995-98. Pro coach: Denver Broncos 2001-06, Kansas City Chiefs 2007-09. Joined Texans in 2010.

Jeff Zgonina

Assistant Defensive Line; Born May 24, 1970 in Chicago. College: Defensive tackle, Purdue 1989-92. Pro: Pittsburgh Steelers 1993-94, Carolina Panthers 1995, Atlanta Falcons 1996, St. Louis Rams 1997, Indianapolis Colts 1998, Rams 1999-2002, Miami Dolphins 2003-06, Houston Texans 2007-09. Pro Coach: Joined the Texans in 2013.