The Houston Texans released the following players:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antony Auclair | TE | 6-6 | 256 | 28 | 5 | Laval |
| Rasul Douglas | DB | 6-2 | 209 | 26 | 5 | West Virginia |
| Jeff Driskel | QB | 6-4 | 235 | 28 | 6 | Louisiana Tech |
| Alex Erickson | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | 6 | Wisconsin |
| Danny Isidora | OL | 6-3 | 306 | 27 | 4 | Miami (Fla.) |
| Jaleel Johnson | DL | 6-3 | 316 | 27 | 5 | Iowa |
| Chris Moore | WR | 6-1 | 200 | 28 | 6 | Cincinnati |
| Hardy Nickerson | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 27 | 5 | Illinois |
| Derek Rivers | DL | 6-5 | 250 | 27 | 5 | Youngstown State |
| Joe Thomas | LB | 6-1 | 233 | 30 | 7 | South Carolina State |
| Cole Toner | OL | 6-5 | 310 | 27 | 4 | Harvard |
The Houston Texans waived the following players:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience 6 | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shyheim Carter | DB | 5-10 | 194 | 23 | 1 | Alabama |
| Keke Coutee | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | 4 | Texas Tech |
| Hjalte Froholdt | OL | 6-5 | 310 | 25 | 3 | Arkansas |
| Carson Green | OL | 6-6 | 320 | 22 | R | Texas A&M |
| Ka'dar Hollman | DB | 6-0 | 196 | 26 | 3 | Toledo |
| Buddy Howell | RB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | 4 | Florida Atlantic |
| Ryan Izzo | TE | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | 4 | Florida State |
| Ryan McCollum | OL | 6-5 | 300 | 23 | R | Texas A&M |
| Jonathan Owens | DB | 5-11 | 210 | 26 | 3 | Missouri Western State |
| Paul Quessenberry | FB | 6-2 | 250 | 29 | 1 | Navy |
| Jordan Steckler | OL | 6-5 | 305 | 25 | 1 | Northern Illinois |
| Jordan Veasy | WR | 6-3 | 221 | 26 | 1 | California |
The Houston Texans released/failed physical the following player:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Taylor | OL | 6-3 | 324 | 31 | 9 | Oklahoma State |
The Houston Texans activated the following player from the Physical Unable to Perform List:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Cannon | OL | 6-6 | 335 | 33 | 10 | TCU |
The Houston Texans placed the following player on the Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner List:
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Roby | DB | 5-11 | 194 | 29 | 8 | Ohio State |
The Houston Texans roster in photos.
DL Mario Addison, #56 (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
QB, Kyle Allen, #3
RB, Darius Anderson, #30
DB, Grayland Arnold, #35
TE, Antony Auclair, #83
DL, Ross Blacklock, #90
DL, Thomas Booker, #96
OL, Justin Britt, #68
DB, Terrence Brooks, #8
TE, Pharaoh Brown, #85
RB, Rex Burkhead, #28
WR, Jalen Camp, #17
OL, A.J. Cann, #60
LB, Blake Cashman, #53
DL, Maliek Collins, #97
WR, Nico Collins, #12
WR, Chris Conley, #18
WR, Brandin Cooks, #13
WR, Davion Davis, #14
LB, Tae Davis, #19
OL, Austin Deculus, #76
WR, Phillip Dorsett, #4
QB, Jeff Driskel, #6
DL, Michael Dwumfour, #98
WR, Drew Estrada, #81
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, #7
DB, Jacobi Francis, #38
RB, Royce Freeman, #26
OL, Carson Green, #62
DL, Jonathan Greenard, #52
WR, DaeSean Hamilton, #5
OL, Kenyon Green, #59
DL, Rasheem Green (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill, #51
LB, Christian Harris, #48
DL, Demone Harris, #94
WR, Damon Hazelton, #86
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
LB, Neville Hewitt, #43
QB, Kevin Hogan, #16 (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
DL, Jerry Hughes, #55 (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
FB, Andy Janovich, #41
An image from the Aug. 21, 2021 Houston Texans preseason game 2 against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. The Texans won 20-14.
WR, Johnny Johnson III, #89
P, Cameron Johnston, #11
TE, Brevin Jordan, #9
DB, Desmond King II, #25
LB, Christian Kirksey, #58
DL, Roy Lopez, #91
RB, Marlon Mack, #2
DB, Tristin McCollum, #39
OL, Justin McCray, #64
WR, John Metchie III, #88
QB, Davis Mills, #10
WR, Chris Moore, #15
DB, Jimmy Moreland, #22
OL, Jimmy Morrissey, #79
DB, Eric Murray, #23
DB, Steven Nelson (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
DB, Steven Nelson, #21
DL, Adedayo Odeleye, #75
OL, Cedric Ogbuehi, #77
RB, Dare Ogunbowale, #33
DL, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, #45
DB, Jonathan Owens, #36
RB, Dameon Pierce, #31
LB, Kevin Pierre-Louis, #57
DB, Jalen Pitre, #42
FB, Paul Quessenberry, #45
OL, Scott Quessenberry, #54
TE, Teagan Quitoriano, #84
LB, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, #34 (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
DL, Derek Rivers, #95
OL, Max Scharping, #74
DB, Kendall Sheffield (AP Photo/Kevin Sabitus)
DB, Tremon Smith, #24
OL, Jordan Steckler, #70
DB, M.J. Stewart, #29
DB, Derek Stingley Jr., #24
DB, Tavierre Thomas, #37
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
LB, Garret Wallow, #32
WR, Connor Wedington (AP)
LS, Jon Weeks #46
DB, Isaac Yiadom, #20
