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