The Houston Texans are in the process of finalizing their 53-man roster for their historic 25th anniversary season. The official cutdown deadline is Sunday, August 30th at 6:00 p.m. EST, but news about roster transactions have already began to leak out into the sports media space.
Here will be your one-stop-shop for all things related to Texans roster movement, with all updates to the respective trackers happening in real time as news becomes available.
Make sure to keep checking the tracker to stay updated on the state of the team as the deadline approaches!
Houston Texans roster cutdown table of contents
- Latest Houston Texans roster cuts
- Updated Houston Texans 53-man roster (initial projection(s))
- Notable cuts
- Potential waiver wire targets from around the NFL
- Houston Texans Injury designations
Latest Houston Texans roster cuts
These are all the latest Texans roster cut announements (updated as reports confirm transactions).
Report credits:
- KPRC 2 Texans Insider Aaron Wilson
Player name | Position |
|---|---|
Stephen Hall | Cornerback |
Brett Rypien | Quarterback |
Caleb Johnson | Linebacker |
Deuce Vaughn | Running back |
Owen Wright | Running back |
Louis Hansen | Tight end |
Layne Pryor | Tight end |
Solomon Byrd | Defensive end |
Updated Houston Texans 53-man roster (initial projection(s))
This will be the tentative outlook of the Texans' 53-man roster, which will be updated as further finalization appears.
Just for clarity, this is not the final 53-man roster, but merely an educated guess of what it may look like ahead of the final round of cuts.
Current roster: 82*
Cuts remaining: 29*
(*- all reported pending cuts will be made official on the actual cutdown day)
- Quarterbacks: C.J Stroud / Davis Mills
- Running backs: David Montgomery / Woody Marks / Jawhar Jordan / British Brooks
- Wide receivers: Nico Collins / Kayshon Boutte / Xavier Hutchinson / Jaylin Noel / Lewis Bond / Jared Wayne
- Tight ends: Dalton Schultz / Foster Moreau / Marlin Klein / Cade Stover
- Offensive Tackles: Aireontae Ersery / Trent Brown / Blake Fisher
- Interior offensive line: Keylan Rutledge / Evan Brown / Ed Ingram / Wyatt Teller / Febechi Nwaiwu / Jarrett Patterson
- Defensive tackles: Sheldon Rankins / Tommy Togiai / Kayden McDonald / Logan Hall / Naquan Jones / Mario Edwards Jr.
- Defensive ends: Will Anderson Jr. / Danielle Hunter / Jadeveon Clowney / Dominique Robinson
- Linebackers: Azeez Al-Shaair / Henry To'oTo'o / Wade Woodaz / Jake Hansen / Jake Hummel / Aiden Fisher
- Cornerbacks: Derek Stingley Jr. / Kamari Lassiter / Jaylin Smith / Tremon Smith / Alijah Huzzie
- Safeties: Calen Bullock / Reed Blankenship / Jalen Pitre / Kamari Ramsey
- Special teams: Ka'imi Fairbairn (kicker), Kai Kroeger (punter), Austin Brinkman (long snapper)
Notable cuts
These are all the notable cuts for the Texans that have been reported so far.
Potential waiver wire targets from around the NFL
These are all the feasible team-fit players who could be available for Houston upon their eventual release from their respective teams.
Houston Texans Injury designations
These are the players who Houston has given any specific injury designation to (Injured Reserve, Physically Unable to Perform, etc.)
Injured Reserve
- Graham Mertz (quarterback): Torn ACL, out for season
- Jayden Higgins (wide receiver): Torn ACL, out for season
- Dylan Horton (defensive end): Torn achilles, out for season
- Marte Mapu (linebacker): Could be released or out for season (waived)
- K.C. Ossai (linebacker): Could be out for season
Physically Unable to Perform
Waived/Injured
- Solomon Byrd (defensive end): High ankle sprain
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