The Texans finalized their initial 53-man roster this week and yes, it's subject to change, but as a Texan, I'm always curious to look at which players have ties to the city, the state or a college/university in the state of Texas. Let's take a look.
*-practice squad
Texans who played at a college/university in the state of Texas
DL Ross Blacklock (TCU)
OL Marcus Cannon (TCU)
DL Charles Omenihu (Texas)
LB Garret Wallow (TCU)
*OL Ryan McCollum (Texas A&M)
*OL Carson Green (Texas A&M)
Texans from the state of Texas or played HS ball in Texas
DL Ross Blacklock - Missouri City, TX
RB Rex Burkhead - Plano, TX
OL Marcus Cannon - Odessa, TX
DL Charles Omenihu - Rowlett, TX
DL Vincent Taylor - San Antonio, TX - moved to SA after Hurricane Katrina
*OL Ryan McCollum - Spring, TX
*OL Carson Green - Southlake, TX
Texans from the city of Houston or the Greater Houston area
DL Ross Blacklock - Elkins HS in Fort Bend County
*OL Ryan McCollum - Spring, TX
*OL Carson Green - Southlake, TX
Texans with a familial connection to the city of Houston/Greater Houston area
DL Jordan Jenkins - family moved to Sugar Land a few years ago.
DL Jacob Martin - family in Katy, TX
QB Davis Mills - sister works in Houston
Ross Blacklock takes the cake as the most Houstonian Texan. He was a Greater Houstonian in high school at Elkins HS, stayed in state to go to TCU and then was drafted by his hometown team. Ryan McCollum made sure his family didn't have too far to go to watch his games and he made the practice squad roster to start the season. I know the feeling of coming back home to be a Texan but it's as if those guys never left.
The Houston Texans roster in photos.
An image from the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL week one game at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Sep. 12 2021. The Texans won 37-21.
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
OL, Geron Christian Sr., #72
DL, Maliek Collins, #97
An image from the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL week one game at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Sep. 12 2021. The Texans won 37-21.
An image from the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL week one game at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Sep. 12 2021. The Texans won 37-21.
LB, Zach Cunningham, #41
DL, Jonathan Greenard, #52
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill, #51
DB, Vernon Hargreaves III, #26
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
LB, Neville Hewitt, #43
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
An image from the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL week one game at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Sep. 12 2021. The Texans won 37-21.
DL, Jordan Jenkins, #50
RB, David Johnson, #31
DB, Lonnie Johnson Jr., #1
P, Cameron Johnston, #11
TE, Brevin Jordan, #9
DB, Desmond King II, #25
LB, Christian Kirksey, #58
RB, Phillip Lindsay, #30
DL, Roy Lopez, #79
DL, Jacob Martin, #54
OL, Justin McCray, #64
DL, Whitney Mercilus, #59
WR, Anthony Miller, #17
QB, Davis Mills, #10
DB, Terrance Mitchell, #39
DB, Eric Murray, #23
DL, Charles Omenihu, #94
RB, Scottie Phillips, #27
DB, Justin Reid, #20
WR, Andre Roberts, #19
OL, Max Scharping, #74
K, Joey Slye, #16
DB, Tremon Smith, #24
DL, Vincent Taylor, #96
LB, Joe Thomas, #48
DB, Tavierre Thomas, #37
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
DL, DeMarcus Walker, #44
An image from the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL week one game at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Sep. 12 2021. The Texans won 37-21.
QB, Deshaun Watson, #4
An image from the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL week one game at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Sep. 12 2021. The Texans won 37-21.
