Ogunbowale will continue special teams work and backing up Joe Mixon in the backfield in 2025. The nine-year NFL veteran — entering his fourth year with Houston — had 112 yards on 30 rushes last season. He also had 19 catches for 198 yards and a touchdown, with most of the production coming when Mixon was sidelined with injury.

If this is the split the Texans are going to use next week against the Patriots, Ogunbowale should have fantasy value if Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce remain out. Ogunbowale is completely miscast as a between-the-tackles back, as the Texans noticed when they ran him into the line on a fourth-down go in the first half. But he’s proven capable of PPR scam lines in the C.J. Stroud offense and he can find a productive run here or there. Probably not worth a huge FAAB investment, but if Mixon and Pierce continue to sit, Ogunbowale could find himself in an RB3-esque role for Week 6.

Ogunbowale’s catches were clutch. He converted a third-and-8 early with a nine-yard catch-and-scamper over the middle, and added a 31-yard catch on third-and-18 to flip the field for the Texans in the fourth quarter. His fantasy production is tied to the Texans remaining in negative game scripts, and with Joe Mixon trending in the right direction for Week 5 he can remain on fantasy waiver wires. Regardless, it was a roster-validating game for Ogunbowale.

A core special teamer and occasional third-down back, it doesn’t bode particularly well for 29-year-old Ogunbowale’s odds of keeping his 53-man roster spot that the Texans waited six weeks into free agency to re-sign him.