# Danny Barrett

Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs, Houston Texans (HOU).

## Quick Facts
- **Role:** Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs
- **Team:** Houston Texans (HOU)
- **NFL experience:** Not listed
- **Reports to:** DeMeco Ryans (Head Coach)
- **Coaching tree:** see Coaching Trees

## Background
Danny Barrett enters his eighth season as running backs coach for the Houston Texans in 2025 and his third as assistant head coach/running backs. He owns 42 years of experience spanning the NFL, the Canadian Football League and collegiate ranks, including 28 seasons as a coach. In 2024 he guided RB Joe Mixon to a Pro Bowl season (1,016 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns). He previously coached Devin Singletary, Dameon Pierce, David Johnson and Carlos Hyde during his Houston tenure, which began in 2018.

## Scheme & Fantasy Angle
Barrett oversees a Houston backfield that has repeatedly produced fantasy-relevant lead backs, most recently Joe Mixon's Pro Bowl, double-digit-touchdown 2024 season, making the Texans' starting running back a usable fantasy asset.

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