HOUSTON — Tuesday was the day the Houston Texans and the rest of the teams in the NFL had to trim their rosters to 53 players.
With a post to social media, the Texans announced the players who made the cut and will be on the team to start the season against the Indianapolis Colts. That opener can be seen on KHOU 11 Sunday, Sept. 8 at noon.
Here they are, broken down by position.
Quarterbacks
C.J. Stroud
Davis Mills
Running backs
Cam Akers
Joe Mixon
Dameon Pierce
Dare Ogunbowale
British Brooks
Wide receivers
Stefon Diggs
Robert Woods
Tank Dell
John Metchie III
Nico Collins
Xavier Hutchinson
Steven Sims
Tight ends
Brevin Jordan
Dalton Schultz
Cade Stover
Offensive line
Kendrick Green
Jarrett Patterson
Blake Fisher
Nick Broeker
Shaq Mason
Juice Scruggs
Tytus Howard
Kenyon Green
Laremy Tunsil
Defensive line
Will Anderson, Jr.
Jerry Hughes
Danielle Hunter
Folorunso Fatukasi
Khalil Davis
Derek Barnett
Mario Edwards Jr.
Tim Settle Jr.
Defensive backs
Jalen Pitre
Jeff Okudah
Kamari Lassiter
Kris Boyd
Jimmie Ward
Eric Murray
Derek Stingley Jr.
M.J. Stewart
Myles Bryant
Calen Bullock
Linebackers
Azeez Al-Shaair
Del’Shawn Phillips
Jake Hansen
Henry To’oto’o
Neville Hewitt
Jamal Hill
Special Teams
Tommy Townsend
Ka’imi Fairbairn
Jon Weeks
Inured reserve/Designated to return
Christian Harris
Kurt Hinish
Reserve/Injured list
Brandon Hill
Case Keenum
Reserve/Non-football illness
Dylan Horton
Reserve/Suspended
Denico Autry