Houston: Top 7 Football & Soccer Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 7 Instagram creators in Houston in the Football & Soccer category. Their median engagement rate is 0.93% (middle half: 0.56–6.00%), and the median account has 626K followers. Over 1M followers: 3 of 7. Highest engagement: @gerritcole45 (10.41%), @ktuck_30 (9.66%), @goldcup (2.33%).

Creators tracked: 7
Median ER: 0.93%
Middle half of ER: 0.56–6.00%
Median followers: 626K
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 Houston Rockets @houstonrockets Followers: 6,338,367 • ER: 0.23% Houston Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 6,338,367	ER 0.23%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 Houston Texans @houstontexans Followers: 1,944,904 • ER: 0.93% Houston Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 1,944,904	ER 0.93%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 MLB Español ⚾️ @mlbespanol Followers: 1,763,075 • ER: 0.35% Houston Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Rugby American Football Cricket Baseball	Followers 1,763,075	ER 0.35%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Fred VanVleet @fredvanvleet Followers: 626,269 • ER: 0.77% Houston Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 626,269	ER 0.77%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 Gerrit Cole @gerritcole45 Followers: 440,989 • ER: 10.41% Houston Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Hockey Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Hockey	Followers 440,989	ER 10.41%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 Gold Cup @goldcup Followers: 365,912 • ER: 2.33% Houston Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Volleyball Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 365,912	ER 2.33%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 Kyle Tucker @ktuck_30 Followers: 307,008 • ER: 9.66% Houston Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 307,008	ER 9.66%	Country	City Houston	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Football & Soccer Instagram influencers in Houston?

By followers: @houstonrockets (6.3M), @houstontexans (1.9M), @mlbespanol (1.8M). By engagement rate: @gerritcole45 (10.41%), @ktuck_30 (9.66%), @goldcup (2.33%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Football & Soccer influencers in Houston?

The median is 0.93%; half of the 7 creators fall between 0.56% and 6.00%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Football & Soccer influencers in Houston have under 100K followers?

None of the 7 — the smallest account has 307K followers.

How many Football & Soccer Instagram influencers does infloo track in Houston?

7 as of September 2026. The ranking shows all of them, sorted by followers.

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