Houston Texans: 4 free agent running backs 25 or older to be interested in

2. Jeremy Hill (26 years old)

A true professional and coming from maybe the most professional franchise in terms of winning and having a set way of achieving success, running back Jeremy Hill could be very valuable for the Texans in 2019 if he were to sign with the franchise.

Hill played just one season and one game with the New England Patriots last season, as he suffered an ACL injury in Week 1 against the Houston Texans. Before the injury in that game, he had four carries for 25 yards, including one rush of 11 yards.

Granted, the past two seasons haven’t gone well for Hill, as in 2017 in his final year with the Cincinnati Bengals he played in just seven games for 37 carries and 116 yards.

Before that, through his first three NFL seasons (2014-16) Hill missed just one game, and though his rookie year was his most outstanding (222 carries, 1,124 yards, 5.1 ypc, nine touchdowns) he still could be a running back that could make those on the Texans really earn their position.

It is never easy returning following an ACL injury, but the Texans have shown in the past they are a team that can provide a very valuable place to regroup with a second-chance opportunity, and what team wouldn’t want a running back on their roster who averages 4.1 yards per carry in 55 regular-season games played?

Hill could be one of those running backs who enters a game that provides a spark to an offense, and at times that is what the Texans need, but again, returning from an ACL tear — at least for this time frame — the contract most likely wouldn’t be for a long period of time.