Houston Texans Cheerleaders Ranked As A Top NFL Cheer Team

The Houston Texans Cheerleaders are ranked the sixth most-popular cheer team in the NFL.

Dec 31, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans cheerleaders before the start of the the game / Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

The Houston Texans Cheerleaders are one of the most popular cheer teams in the NFL, according to a new study that analyzed the amount of Instagram posts, TikTok posts, and the number of Instagram followers.

The Texans Cheerleaders ranked as the sixth most popular in the league as one of the most well-rounded teams on social media. The Cincinnati Ben-Gals took the top spot, according to Betway, because of their impressive TikTok presence (68,700 hashtag posts.)

The Texans Cheerleaders have 6,201 Instagram hashtag posts, 119,000 Instagram followers, and 49 TikTok hashtag posts.  

Dec 31, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans cheerleaders before the start of the the game / Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

The second-ranked Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have by far the most Instagram followers (663,000) of all NFL dance teams That’s nearly 449,000 more than the team with the second-highest number of followers, the Chiefs Cheerleaders (214,000). 

While this study weighed TikTok over Instagram to determine the final ranking, the argument can be made that DCC is the top dog when it comes to NFL cheer teams. 

The success of DCC is undeniable. "America's Sweethearts" are an international brand, so much so that the star-spangled uniform hangs in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Most recently, the Cowboys Cheerleaders teamed up with the USO to bring joy to service members, visiting four military bases across South Korea. 

The 2024 Texans Cheer team has been selected while the Houston football team has ascended from rebuilding to Super Bowl contenders in 12 months. Following their trade for star wide receiver Stefon Diggs, the Texans are officially Super Bowl contenders alongside the Kansas City Chiefs. The Texans cheerleaders look to cheer on quarterback C.J. Stroud in his second season after a breakout rookie campaign and impressive run to the postseason. 

Rounding out the top five most popular NFL cheer teams in the study are: No. 3 Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders, No. 4 New Orleans Saintsations, and No. 5 Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders.