| New York Life Protection Index Analysis |
| Houston Texans |
| Season | Rank | Protection Index | Previous Protection Index | Change | Offensive Linemen Drafted |
| 2010 | 6 | 72.6 | 74.3 | -1.7 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 74.3 | 67.5 | 6.8 | Antoine Caldwell (C) - Alabama |
| 2008 | 11t | 67.5 | 73.2 | -5.7 | Duane Brown (T) - Virginia Tech |
| 2007 | 8 | 73.2 | 47.8 | 25.4 | Kasey Studdard (G) - Texas |
| 2006 | 24 | 47.8 | 25.8 | 22.0 | Charles Spencer (T) - Pittsburgh, Eric Winston (T) - Miami (FL) |
| 2005 | 31 | 25.8 | 38.3 | -12.5 | Drew Hodgdon (C) - Arizona State |
| 2004 | 28 | 38.3 | 37.2 | 1.1 | |
| 2003 | 31 | 37.2 | 5.1 | 32.1 | Seth Wand (T) - Northwest Missouri State |
| 2002 | 22 | 5.1 | N/A | N/A | Chester Pitts (G) - San Diego State, Fred Weary (G) - Tennessee |
