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 4/12/2021)
TE, Jordan Akins, #88
DL, Auzoyah Alufohai, #98
DB, Cornell Armstrong, #30
DL, Ross Blacklock, #90
OL, Justin Britt
DB, Terrence Brooks
TE, Pharaoh Brown, #85
OL, Cohl Cabral, #72
OL, Marcus Cannon
WR, Randall Cobb, #18
DL, Maliek Collins
WR, Chris Conley
WR, Brandin Cooks, #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter, #82
WR, Keke Coutee, #16
DB, Keion Crossen, #35
LB, Zach Cunningham, #41
LB, Tae Davis
DL, Brandon Dunn, #92
LB, Duke Ejiofor, #53
WR, Alex Erickson
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, #7
QB, Ryan Finley
OL, Hjalte Froholdt, #77
LB, Jonathan Greenard, #52
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill
LB, Nate Hall, #48
DB, Vernon Hargreaves III, #26
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
RB, Dontrell Hilliard, #27
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
RB, Buddy Howell, #38
RB, Mark Ingram
TE, Ryan Izzo
LB, Jordan Jenkins
RB, David Johnson, #31
DL, Jaleel Johnson
DB, Lonnie Johnson Jr., #32
P, Cameron Johnston
DB, Desmond King
LB, Christian Kirksey
DL, Shaq Lawson
RB, Phillip Lindsay
LB, Jacob Martin, #54
OL, Justin McCray
LB, Whitney Mercilus, #59
DB, Terrance Mitchell
WR, Donte Moncrief
DB, A.J. Moore Jr., #33
WR, Chris Moore
DB, Eric Murray, #23
LB, Hardy Nickerson
DL, Charles Omenihu, #94
DB, Jonathan Owens, #36
LB, Kevin Pierre-Louis
RB, Scottie Phillips, #40
TE, Paul Quessenberry
DB, John Reid, #34
DB, Justin Reid, #20
DL, Derek Rivers
WR, Andre Roberts
DB, Bradley Roby, #21
OL, Max Scharping, #74
DB, Tremon Smith
OL, Jordan Steckler
QB, Tyrod Taylor
DL, Vincent Taylor
LB, Joe Thomas
DB, Tavierre Thomas
OL, Cole Toner
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
TE, Kahale Warring, #81
QB, Deshaun Watson, #4
LS, Jon Weeks #46
