With the roster finalized for now, coach Gary Kubiak and the Texans turn their collective attention to their Week 1 game at Pittsburgh.
The Houston Texans released the following 21 players from their roster on Friday. The team has one more move to make before the 53-man roster limit deadline Saturday at 3 p.m. CT.
Stay tuned to HoustonTexans.com for quotes from coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith, as well as a full recap of the moves.
| NAME | POSITION | HT. | WT. | COLLEGE |
| Jon Abbate | FB | 5-11 | 245 | Wake Forest |
| Shane Boyd | QB | 6-1 | 232 | Kentucky |
| Alex Brink | QB | 6-2 | 208 | Washington St. |
| Kevis Coley | LB | 6-1 | 228 | Southern Miss. |
| Rosevelt Colvin | DE | 6-3 | 250 | Purdue |
| Glenn Earl | S | 6-1 | 215 | Notre Dame |
| Greg Eslinger | C | 6-3 | 292 | Minnesota |
| Jamar Fletcher | CB | 5-10 | 180 | Wisconsin |
| Darnell Jenkins | WR | 5-10 | 188 | Miami (Fla.) |
| Ryan Krause | TE | 6-3 | 244 | Neb. - Omaha |
| Gabe Long | DT | 6-3 | 290 | Utah |
| Anthony Maddox | DT | 6-1 | 305 | Delta St. |
| LeRon McCoy | WR | 6-1 | 219 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| Ben Moffitt | LB | 6-2 | 245 | South Florida |
| Jesse Nading | DE | 6-5 | 258 | Colorado St. |
| Derrick Roberson | CB | 5-10 | 185 | Rutgers |
| Marcel Shipp | RB | 5-11 | 224 | Massachusetts |
| Mark Simmons | WR | 5-10 | 187 | Kansas |
| Torrin Tucker | T | 6-6 | 315 | Southern Miss. |
| Darius Walker | RB | 5-11 | 205 | Notre Dame |
| Dexter Wynn | CB | 5-9 | 175 | Colorado St. |
