The Houston Texans acquired the following player via a trade with the New England Patriots:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Cannon | OL | 6-6 | 335 | 32 | 10 | TCU |
The Houston Texans acquired the following player via a trade with the Miami Dolphins:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaq Lawson | DL | 6-3 | 267 | 26 | 6 | Clemson |
The Houston Texans traded the following players to the Miami Dolphins:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | LB | 6-4 | 257 | 28 | 7 | Mississippi State |
The Houston Texans signed the following six unrestricted free agents:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin McCray | OL | 6-3 | 315 | 28 | 5 | Central Florida |
| Donte Moncrief | WR | 6-2 | 216 | 27 | 8 | Mississippi |
| Hardy Nickerson | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 27 | 5 | Illinois |
| Tyrod Taylor | QB | 6-1 | 217 | 31 | 11 | Virginia Tech |
| Vincent Taylor | DL | 6-3 | 311 | 27 | 5 | Oklahoma State |
| Joe Thomas | LB | 6-1 | 233 | 29 | 6 | South Carolina State |
The Houston Texans signed the following three free agents:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremon Smith | DB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | 4 | Central Arkansas |
| Tavierre Thomas | DB | 5-10 | 205 | 25 | 4 | Ferris State |
| Cole Toner | OL | 6-5 | 310 | 27 | 4 | Harvard |
The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 8/2/2021)
TE, Jordan Akins, #88
DL, Auzoyah Alufohai, #98
DB, Cornell Armstrong, #3
TE, Antony Auclair, #83
DL, Ross Blacklock, #90
OL, Justin Britt, #68
DB, Terrence Brooks, #29
TE, Pharaoh Brown, #85
RB, Rex Burkhead, #28
OL, Marcus Cannon, #61
DB, Shyheim Carter, #38
OL, Geron Christian Sr., #72
DL, Maliek Collins, #97
WR, Nico Collins, #12
WR, Chris Conley, #17
WR, Brandin Cooks, #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter, #82
WR, Keke Coutee, #16
DB, Keion Crossen, #35
LB, Zach Cunningham, #41
LB, Tae Davis, #55
QB, Jeff Driskel, #6
DL, Brandon Dunn, #92
WR, Alex Erickson, #14
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, #7
LS, Mitchell Fraboni, #49
OL, Hjalte Froholdt, #77
OL, Carson Green, #62
LB, Jonathan Greenard, #52
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill, #51
DB, Vernon Hargreaves III, #26
WR, Damon Hazelton, #86
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
LB, Neville Hewitt, #43
RB, Dontrell Hilliard, #22
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
RB, Buddy Howell, #8
RB, Mark Ingram, #2
OL, Danny Isidora, #73
TE, Ryan Izzo, #81
DL, Jordan Jenkins, #50
RB, David Johnson, #31
DL, Jaleel Johnson, #91
DB, Lonnie Johnson Jr., #1
OL, Roderick Johnson, #63
P, Cameron Johnston, #11
TE, Brevin Jordan, #9
DB, Desmond King II, #25
LB, Christian Kirksey, #58
DL, Shaq Lawson, #93
RB, Phillip Lindsay, #30
DL, Roy Lopez, #79
DL, Jacob Martin, #54
OL, Ryan McCollum, #75
OL, Justin McCray, #64
DL, Whitney Mercilus, #59
WR, Anthony Miller, #18
QB, Davis Mills, #10
DB, Terrance Mitchell, #39
DB, A.J. Moore Jr., #33
WR, Chris Moore, #15
DB, Eric Murray, #23
LB, Hardy Nickerson, #56
DL, Charles Omenihu, #94
DB, Jonathan Owens, #36
RB, Scottie Phillips, #27
LB, Kevin Pierre-Louis, #57
TE, Paul Quessenberry, #45
DB, John Reid, #34
DB, Justin Reid, #20
DL, Derek Rivers, #95
WR, Andre Roberts, #19
DB, Bradley Roby, #21
OL, Max Scharping, #74
DB, Tremon Smith, #24
OL, Jordan Steckler, #70
OL, Lane Taylor, #65
WR, Taywan Taylor, #37
QB, Tyrod Taylor, #5
DL, Vincent Taylor, #96
LB, Joe Thomas, #48
DB, Tavierre Thomas, #42
OL, Cole Toner, #66
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
DL, DeMarcus Walker, #44
WR, Jordan Veasy, #84
LB, Garret Wallow, #32
TE, Kahale Warring, #87
QB, Deshaun Watson, #4
LS, Jon Weeks #46
