Author:
Daniel Kornhauser
Publish Date:
08/13/2021
State Of The League: Houston Texans
A first Look at the 2021 Houston Texans!
Training camp and the NFL preseason are here! We are going over all 32 teams’ offseason moves, division by division: their player personnel changes, projected preseason depth charts, and more! Here, we take a look at the rebuilding Houston Texans!
Houston Texans Preseason Projected Depth Chart
| Position | Starter | Backup |
| QB | Tyrod Taylor | Davis Mills* |
| RB1 | Phillip Lindsay | Mark Ingram |
| RB2 | David Johnson | Rex Burkhead |
| WR1 | Brandin Cooks | Keke Coutee |
| WR2 | Nico Collins | Chris Conley |
| WR3 | Anthony Miller | Andre Roberts |
| TE1 | Jordan Akins | Kahale Warring |
| TE2 | Brevin Jordan | Pharaoh Brown |
| LT | Laremy Tunsil | Roderick Johnson |
| LG | Tytus Howard | Justin McCray |
| C | Justin Britt | Cole Toner |
| RG | Max Scharping | Lane Taylor |
| RT | Marcus Cannon | Charlie Heck |
| EDGE | Whitney Mercilus | Jordan Jenkins |
| DE | Charles Omenihu | DeMarcus Walker |
| DT | Ross Blacklock | Roy Lopez |
| DT | Maliek Collins | Vincent Taylor |
| EDGE | Shaq Lawson | Jonathan Greenard |
| LB | Zach Cunningham | Kamu Grugier-Hill |
| LB | Christian Kirksey | Neville Hewitt |
| LB | Kevin Pierre-Louis | Garret Wallow |
| CB1 | Bradley Roby | Vernon Hargreaves |
| CB2 | Terrance Mitchell | John Reid |
| CB3 | Desmond King II | Tavierre Thomas |
| S | Justin Reid | Eric Murray |
| S | Lonnie Johnson Jr. | Terrence Brooks |
| K | Ka’imi Fairbairn | |
| P | Cameron Johnston | |
| LS | Jon Weeks | |
| KR | Andre Roberts | Keke Coutee |
| PR | Andre Roberts | Keke Coutee |
*BOLD player name = Rookie*
Houston Texans 2021 NFL Draft Class
Round 3 (67th overall): QB Davis Mills, Stanford
Round 3 (89th): WR Nico Collins, Michigan
Round 5 (147th): TE Brevin Jordan, Miami
Round 5 (170th): LB Garret Wallow, TCU
Round 6 (195th): IDL Roy Lopez, Arizona
Houston Texans Offseason Player Personnel Moves
| Expired Contracts | |||||
| Player | Position | Age | 2020 Team | 2021 Team | Info / Notes |
| Duke Johnson | RB | 28 | HOU | Released | |
| Gareon Conley | CB | 26 | HOU | ||
| Dylan Cole | ILB | 27 | HOU | ||
| Michael Thomas | FS | 31 | HOU | ||
| Phillip Gaines | CB | 30 | HOU | ||
| Kyle Emanuel | OLB | 30 | HOU | ||
| Eddie Vanderdoes | DT | 27 | HOU | Released | |
| Kingsley Opara | DT | 27 | HOU | ||
| Brandon Williams | CB | 29 | HOU | ||
| Josh McCown | QB | 42 | HOU | Released | |
| Curtis Bolton | LB | 26 | HOU | ||
| P.J. Hall | DT | 26 | HOU | Released | |
| Arrivals | |||||
| Player | Position | Age | 2020 Team | 2021 Team | Acquired via |
| Tyrod Taylor | QB | 32 | LAC | HOU | Free Agency |
| Jeff Driskel | QB | 28 | DEN | HOU | Free Agency |
| Mark Ingram | RB | 32 | BAL | HOU | Free Agency |
| Phillip Lindsay | RB | 27 | DEN | HOU | Free Agency |
| Chris Conley | WR | 29 | JAX | HOU | Free Agency |
| Anthony Miller | WR | 26 | CHI | HOU | Trade |
| Andre Roberts | WR | 33 | BUF | HOU | Free Agency |
| Chris Moore | WR | 28 | BAL | HOU | Free Agency |
| Alex Erickson | WR | 29 | CIN | HOU | Free Agency |
| Taywan Taylor | WR | 26 | CLE | HOU | Free Agency |
| Ryan Izzo | TE | 25 | NE | HOU | Trade |
| Antony Auclair | TE | 28 | TB | HOU | Free Agency |
| Marcus Cannon | RT | 33 | NE | HOU | Trade |
| Lane Taylor | G | 32 | GB | HOU | Free Agency |
| Cole Toner | G/C | 27 | LAC | HOU | Free Agency |
| Justin McCray | G | 29 | ATL | HOU | Free Agency |
| Danny Isidora | G | 27 | PIT | HOU | Free Agency |
| Maliek Collins | DT | 26 | LV | HOU | Free Agency |
| Jaleel Johnson | DT | 27 | MIN | HOU | Free Agency |
| Vincent Taylor | DT | 27 | CLE | HOU | Free Agency |
| DeMarcus Walker | DE | 27 | DEN | HOU | Free Agency |
| Shaq Lawson | EDGE | 27 | MIA | HOU | Trade |
| Jordan Jenkins | EDGE | 27 | NYJ | HOU | Free Agency |
| Derek Rivers | EDGE | 27 | LAR | HOU | Free Agency |
| Christian Kirksey | LB | 29 | GB | HOU | Free Agency |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | LB | 30 | WSH | HOU | Free Agency |
| Kamu Grugier-Hill | LB | 27 | MIA | HOU | Free Agency |
| Neville Hewitt | LB | 28 | NYJ | HOU | Free Agency |
| Joe Thomas | LB | 30 | DAL | HOU | Free Agency |
| Tae Davis | LB | 25 | CLE | HOU | Free Agency |
| Terrance Mitchell | CB | 29 | CLE | HOU | Free Agency |
| Desmond King | CB | 27 | TEN | HOU | Free Agency |
| Tavierre Thomas | CB | 25 | CLE | HOU | Free Agency |
| Tremon Smith | CB | 25 | IND | HOU | Free Agency |
| Terrence Brooks | S | 29 | NE | HOU | Free Agency |
| Cameron Johnston | P | 29 | PHI | HOU | Free Agency |
| Departures | |||||
| Player | Position | Age | 2020 Team | 2021 Team | Departed via |
| J.J. Watt | DE | 32 | HOU | ARZ | Released |
| Benardrick McKinney | ILB | 29 | HOU | MIA | Trade |
| Will Fuller | WR | 27 | HOU | MIA | Free Agency |
| Randall Cobb | WR | 30 | HOU | GB | Trade |
| Nick Martin | C | 28 | HOU | LV | Released |
| Brennan Scarlett | OLB | 28 | HOU | MIA | Free Agency |
| Carlos Watkins | DE | 28 | HOU | DAL | Free Agency |
| Cullen Gillaspia | FB | 26 | HOU | NYG | Released |
| Zach Fulton | G | 30 | HOU | NYG | Released |
| Tyrell Adams | OLB | 29 | HOU | BUF | Free Agency |
| Bryan Anger | P | 33 | HOU | DAL | Free Agency |
| Chad Hansen | WR | 26 | HOU | DET | Free Agency |
| Darren Fells | TE | 35 | HOU | DET | Free Agency |
| Tyler Simmons | WR | 24 | HOU | PIT | Free Agency |
| A.J. McCarron | QB | 31 | HOU | ATL | Free Agency |
| J’Mon Moore | WR | 26 | HOU | ATL | Free Agency |
| Senio Kelemete | G | 31 | HOU | SF | Released |
| Brent Qvale | RT | 30 | HOU | TEN | Free Agency |
| Peter Kalambayi | OLB | 26 | HOU | DEN | Free Agency |
| Mark Fields | CB | 25 | HOU | SF | Released |
| Ryan Finley | QB | 26 | HOU | Waivers | |
| Re-Signed | |||||
| Player | Position | Age | 2020 Team | 2021 Team | Info / Notes |
| Vernon Hargreaves | CB | 26 | HOU | HOU | |
| Pharaoh Brown | TE | 27 | HOU | HOU | |
| Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 26 | HOU | HOU | |
| Roderick Johnson | T | 26 | HOU | HOU | |
| Cornell Armstrong | CB | 26 | HOU | HOU | |
| A.J. Moore | S | 26 | HOU | HOU | |
| Jon Weeks | LS | 35 | HOU | HOU | |
| Auzoyah Alufohai | DT | 25 | HOU | HOU | |
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