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2024 Houston Texans season

The 2024 season is the Houston Texans' 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and the second under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The team introduced new uniforms for the first time since the franchise's inception. This is the Texans' first season with Cal McNair as the franchise's sole principal owner.[1] The Texans started 2–0 for the first time since 2016 following their Week 2 victory against the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. The Texans would go on to have a 5–1 start, being their best start since 2012, but lost four of their next six, including a game against the Detroit Lions where they blew a 23–7 halftime lead.

2024 Houston Texans season
OwnerCal McNair
General managerNick Caserio
Head coachDeMeco Ryans
Offensive coordinatorBobby Slowik
Defensive coordinatorMatt Burke
Home fieldNRG Stadium
Results
Record8–5
Division place1st AFC South
Uniform

Offseason

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Signings

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Position Player Age 2023 team Contract
RB Dare Ogunbowale 29 Houston Texans 1 year, $1.5 million
LB Azeez Al-Shaair 26 Tennessee Titans 3 years, $34 million
LB Del'Shawn Phillips 27 Baltimore Ravens 1 year, $2.6 million
LB Jacob Phillips 25 Cleveland Browns 1 year, $1.15 million
DE Danielle Hunter 29 Minnesota Vikings 2 years, $49 million
DE Denico Autry 33 Tennessee Titans 2 years, $20 million
DE Mario Edwards Jr. 30 Seattle Seahawks 1 year, $1.65 million
DE Derek Barnett 27 Houston Texans 1 years, $2 million
DT Folorunso Fatukasi 29 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 year, $3.125 million
DT Tim Settle 26 Buffalo Bills 2 years, $7 million
CB Myles Bryant 26 New England Patriots 1 year, $1.75 million
CB Jeff Okudah 25 Atlanta Falcons 1 year, $6 million
CB Mike Ford 28 Cleveland Browns 2 years, $4.5 million
CB Lonnie Johnson Jr. 28 New Orleans Saints 1 year, $2.5 million
CB C. J. Henderson 25 Carolina Panthers 1 year, $3.25 million
OT David Sharpe 28 Carolina Panthers 2 years, $2.58 million
P Tommy Townsend 27 Kansas City Chiefs 2 years, $6 million

Trades

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March 13 To Houston Texans
 To Cincinnati Bengals
  • 2024 7th round pick #224 (from Arizona)
To Houston Texans
  • 2024 7th round pick #232 (from Denver)
 To San Francisco 49ers
March 15 To Houston Texans
  • 2024 2nd round pick #42
  • 2024 6th round pick #188
  • 2025 2nd round pick (traded to BUF)
 To Minnesota Vikings
  • 2024 1st round pick #23
  • 2024 7th round pick #232
April 3 To Houston Texans
 To Buffalo Bills
  • 2025 2nd round pick (from Minnesota)
May 9 To Houston Texans
 To Los Angeles Rams
  • 2026 6th round pick

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Houston Texans Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 23 Traded to Minnesota[A]
27 Traded to Arizona[B]
2 42 Kamari Lassiter CB Georgia from Minnesota[A]
59 Blake Fisher OT Notre Dame
3 78 Calen Bullock S USC from Seattle via Washington and Philadelphia[C]
86 Traded to Philadelphia[C] from Philadelphia[D]
90 Traded to Arizona[B]
4 123 Cade Stover TE Ohio State From Cleveland via Philadelphia[E]
127 Traded to Philadelphia[E]
5 162 Traded to Arizona[F]
6 188 Jamal Hill LB Oregon from Las Vegas via New England and Minnesota[A]
189 Traded to Detroit[G] from Buffalo[H]
205 Jawhar Jordan RB Louisville from Detroit[G]
7 224 Traded to Cincinnati[I] from Arizona[F]
232 Traded to Minnesota[A]
238 Solomon Byrd DE USC from New Orleans[J]
247 Marcus Harris DT Auburn
249 LaDarius Henderson G Michigan from Detroit[G]

Draft trades and notes

  1. ^ a b c d Houston traded first- and seventh-round selections (23rd and 232nd) to Minnesota in exchange for the Vikings' second- and sixth-round selections (42nd and 188th) as well as a 2025 second-round selection.[2]
  2. ^ a b Houston traded first- and third-round selections (27th and 90th), and 2023 first- and second-round selections (12th and 33rd) to Arizona in exchange for the Cardinals' 2023 first- and fourth-round selections (3rd and 105th).[3]
  3. ^ a b Philadelphia traded a third-round selection (78th) to Houston in exchange for the Texans' third- and fourth-round selections (86th and 123rd).[4]
  4. ^ Philadelphia traded its third-round selection (86th) to Houston in exchange for the Texans' 2023 fourth-round selection (105th).[3]
  5. ^ a b Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (123rd) to Houston in exchange for a fourth-round selection (127th) and a 2025 fifth-round selection.[5]
  6. ^ a b Houston traded its fifth-round selection (162nd) to Arizona in exchange for OT Josh Jones and the Cardinals' seventh-round selection (224th).[6]
  7. ^ a b c Houston traded a sixth-round selection (189th) to Detroit in exchange for their sixth- and seventh-round selections (205th and 249th).[7]
  8. ^ Buffalo traded a sixth-round selection (189th), 2025 fifth-round selection, and WR Stefon Diggs to Houston in exchange for Minnesota's 2025 second-round selection.[8]
  9. ^ Houston traded a seventh-round selection (224th) to Cincinnati in exchange for running back Joe Mixon.[9]
  10. ^ New Orleans traded a seventh-round selection to Houston in exchange for running back Mark Ingram II.[10]
2024 Houston Texans undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Tarique Barnes LB Illinois [11][12]
British Brooks RB North Carolina
Jadon Janke WR South Dakota State
Jaxon Janke WR South Dakota State
Pheldarius Payne DE Virginia Tech
Max Tooley LB BYU

NFL Top 100

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See also: NFL Top 100 Players of 2024

NFL Network began announcing its annual top 100 list on July 22, 2024. Four players were named to the list.

Rank Player Position Change
20 C. J. Stroud Quarterback NR
56 Stefon Diggs Wide receiver   40
68 Danielle Hunter Defensive end NR
71 Laremy Tunsil Offensive tackle   14

Staff

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Houston Texans staff
Front office
  • Owner/CEO/chairman – Cal McNair
  • President – Greg Grissom
  • General manager – Nick Caserio
  • Executive vice president/general counsel – Greg Kondritz
  • Executive director of player personnel – James Liipfert
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Chris Blanco
  • Co-directors of college scouting – Mozique McCurtis and John Richter
  • Director of pro scouting – D. J. Debick
  • Senior personnel executive/assistant director of pro scouting – Steve Cargile
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Frank Ross
  • Assistant special teams coordinator – Will Burnham
Support staff
  • Assistant to the coaches – Jake Olson
Applied Sports Science
  • Director of Applied Sports Science – Marc Lewis
  • Applied Sports Science Coordinator – Cole Gardner
  • Applied Sports Science Apprentice – Tyler Wang
Strength and Conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Mike Eubanks
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Chris Cervantes
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Joe Distor
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Pat Moorer

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Current roster

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Houston Texans roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 3, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 14 reserve, 17 practice squad ( 1 exempt)

Preseason

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Schedule

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On March 26, the NFL announced that the Texans would play the Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 1, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, at 7:00 p.m. CDT.[13] The Texans were represented by Andre Johnson. The two teams also met in Week 2 of the regular season in Houston.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
HOF August 1 vs. Chicago Bears L 17–21 0–1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap
1 August 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–12 1–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap
2 August 17 New York Giants W 28–10 2–1 NRG Stadium Recap
3 August 24 Los Angeles Rams W 17–15 3–1 NRG Stadium Recap

Game summaries

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Hall of Fame Game: vs. Chicago Bears

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Hall of Fame Game: Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 10 0-17
Bears 0 14 7-21

at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio

Game information

The game went into a weather delay with 3:31 left in the third quarter with a thunderstorm raining down on the stadium with lightning in the area. After a delay of 30 minutes, the game was officially called.[14]

Preseason Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Preseason Week 1: Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 10 3020
Steelers 0 0 6612

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Preseason Week 2: vs New York Giants

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Preseason Week 2: New York Giants at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 10 0010
Texans 7 7 01428

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Preseason Week 3: vs Los Angeles Rams

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Preseason Week 3: Los Angeles Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 6 0615
Texans 3 7 0717

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 12:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts W 29–27 1–0 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 15 7:20 p.m. Chicago Bears W 19–13 2–0 NRG Stadium NBC Recap
3 September 22 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings L 7–34 2–1 U.S. Bank Stadium CBS Recap
4 September 29 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–20 3–1 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 6 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills W 23–20 4–1 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 13 12:00 p.m. at New England Patriots W 41–21 5–1 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 20 12:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers L 22–24 5–2 Lambeau Field CBS Recap
8 October 27 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts W 23–20 6–2 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
9 October 31 7:15 p.m. at New York Jets L 13–21 6–3 MetLife Stadium Prime Video Recap
10 November 10 7:20 p.m. Detroit Lions L 23–26 6–4 NRG Stadium NBC Recap
11 November 18 7:15 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys W 34–10 7–4 AT&T Stadium ESPN/ABC Recap
12 November 24 12:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans L 27–32 7–5 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
13 December 1 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars W 23–20 8–5 EverBank Stadium Fox Recap
14 Bye
15 December 15 12:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins NRG Stadium CBS
16 December 21 12:00 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium NBC
17 December 25 3:30 p.m. Baltimore Ravens NRG Stadium Netflix
18 January 4/5 TBD at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • The network and time for Week 15 is subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
  • Broadcast stations listed are exclusive to Houston market. The Week 9 game will be syndicated to New York and Houston markets only, with the local broadcast station to be determined in Houston. Under an NFL broadcasting policy, all games must air on a local broadcast station in that market.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 1: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 6 6 31429
Colts 7 0 61427

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 2: Chicago Bears at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 7 0313
Texans 3 13 0319

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

With this win, the Texans had their first 2–0 start since 2016.

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 3: Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 0 707
Vikings 14 0 71334

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

With this loss, the Houston Texans are 0–6 all-time against the Minnesota Vikings.[15]

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 10 3 7020
Texans 7 10 0724

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,115
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J. Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Week 5: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 0 14320
Texans 14 3 3323

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,427
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 6: at New England Patriots

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Week 6: Houston Texans at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 14 0 131441
Patriots 0 7 7721

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

This game marked the Texans first win in Foxborough in franchise history. They were previously 0–5 in the regular season and 0–2 in the playoffs against the Patriots in Foxborough.

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 7: Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 3 16 0322
Packers 0 14 7324

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 8: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Week 8: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 10 0 3720
Texans 3 14 3323

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,380
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and A.J. Ross
  • Recap
Game information

With this win, the Texans swept the Colts for the first time since 2016.

Week 9: at New York Jets

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Week 9: Houston Texans at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 7 3313
Jets 0 0 71421

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 10: Detroit Lions at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 7 61326
Texans 10 13 0023

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 71,512
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: at Dallas Cowboys

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Week 11: Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 14 3 31434
Cowboys 0 10 0010

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

This game marked the Texans first win against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in franchise history. They were previously 0–2 against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium and 0–3 on the road against the Cowboys in franchise history, as they lost the only game they played against the Cowboys at Texas Stadium in 2006. This was also Houston's first road win against the Cowboys since the 1988 season.

Week 12: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Week 12: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 10 10 3932
Texans 7 10 7327

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 13: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 6 10723
Jaguars 0 3 31420

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins

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Week 15: Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 000
Texans 0 0 000

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
  • TV: CBS
  • Preview

Standings

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Division

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AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Houston Texans 8 5 0 .615 4–1 6–2 308 288 W1
Indianapolis Colts 6 7 0 .462 1–3 5–4 267 298 W1
Tennessee Titans 3 9 0 .250 1–1 3–4 221 332 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars † 2 10 0 .167 1–2 2–5 228 339 L5

Conference

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AFC
Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 x – Kansas City Chiefs West 11 1 0 .917 4–0 6–1 .452 .418 W2
2 y – Buffalo Bills East 10 2 0 .833 3–0 7–2 .469 .438 W7
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 3 0 .750 2–1 6–2 .426 .441 W1
4 Houston Texans South 8 5 0 .615 4–1 6–2 .465 .384 W1
Wild cards
5 Los Angeles Chargers West 8 4 0 .667 2–1 5–3 .459 .340 W1
6[a] Baltimore Ravens North 8 5 0 .615 2–2 5–4 .557 .541 L1
7[a] Denver Broncos West 8 5 0 .615 2–2 4–4 .459 .302 W3
In the hunt
8 Indianapolis Colts South 6 7 0 .462 1–3 5–4 .535 .370 W1
9 Miami Dolphins East 5 7 0 .417 2–2 4–4 .456 .258 L1
10 Cincinnati Bengals North 4 8 0 .333 1–3 2–6 .507 .208 L3
11[b] Cleveland Browns North 3 9 0 .250 2–1 3–4 .476 .514 L1
12[b][c] New York Jets East 3 9 0 .250 1–2 3–5 .523 .368 L3
13[b][c] Tennessee Titans South 3 9 0 .250 1–1 3–4 .574 .421 L1
Eliminated from postseason contention
14 New England Patriots East 3 10 0 .231 1–3 2–7 .386 .306 L3
15[d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 2 10 0 .167 1–2 2–5 .588 .346 L5
16[d] Las Vegas Raiders West 2 10 0 .167 0–5 2–8 .571 .440 L8
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. ^ a b Baltimore wins tie break over Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b c NY Jets drops out of tie break with Cleveland and Tennessee based on conference record. Cleveland wins tie break over Tennessee based on strength of victory.
  3. ^ a b NY Jets wins tie break over Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville wins tie break over Las Vegas based on conference record.
  5. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

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