The Texans announced on Saturday that they have released the following players in order to get down to the league's 53-man roster limit:
| Name | Pos. | College |
| Jack Corcoran | FB | Rutgers |
| Derek Fine | TE | Kansas |
| Isaiah Greenhouse | LB | Northwestern State |
| Brett Helms | C | LSU |
| Steve Maneri | T | Temple |
| Mark Parson | CB | Ohio University |
| Will Patterson | LB | Indiana |
| Cole Pemberton | T | Colorado State |
| Nicholas Polk | S | Indiana |
| DelJuan Robinson | DT | Mississippi State |
| Malcolm Sheppard | DT | Arkansas |
| Adam Stenavich | T | Michigan |
| Derrick Townsel | WR | Murray State |
| Mitch Unrein | DT | Wyoming |
| Chris White | C | Southern Mississippi |
| Bobby Williams | WR | North Alabama |
| Torri Williams | S | Purdue |
| John David Booty | QB | USC |
| Jacques Reeves | CB | Purdue |
| Chris Henry | RB | Arizona |
| Jeremiah Johnson | RB | Oregon |
The Texans have signed the following player:
| Name | Pos. | College |
| Derrick Ward | RB | Ottawa (Kansas) |
The Texans have placed the following players on the reserve injured list:
| Name | Pos. | College |
| André Davis | WR | Virginia Tech |
| Kris Brown | K | Nebraska |
The Texans placed the following player on the reserve/physically unable to perform list:
| Name | Pos. | College |
| Anthony Hill | TE | North Carolina State |
