
Author:
Daniel Kornhauser
Publish Date:
08/13/2021
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 |