Frank Ross

Special Teams Coordinator, Houston Texans (HOU).

Quick Facts

• Role: Special Teams Coordinator
• Team: Houston Texans (HOU)
• NFL experience: Not listed
• Reports to: DeMeco Ryans (Head Coach)
• Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees

Background

Frank Ross enters his fifth season as special teams coordinator for the Houston Texans in 2025, holding 12 years of NFL experience, including seven as a coach and five in player personnel. He joined Houston after three seasons as the assistant special teams coach with the Indianapolis Colts (2018-20). In 2024 his unit helped K Ka'imi Fairbairn become the franchise's all-time leading scorer, and his groups finished first in Rick Gosselin's NFL Special Teams Rankings in both 2022 and 2023.

Scheme & Fantasy Angle

Ross runs a top-ranked special teams unit that has produced kicking and return value, including a franchise-record-setting kicker in Ka'imi Fairbairn, which supports fantasy production from the Houston kicking spot.