| Team: | Houston Texans |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Record: | 0–0 |
| Owner: | Cal McNair |
| General Manager: | Nick Caserio |
| Coach: | DeMeco Ryans |
| Off Coach: | Bobby Slowik |
| Def Coach: | Matt Burke |
| Stadium: | NRG Stadium |
| Uniform: | File:Houston Texans Uniforms 2024-Present.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Texans seasons |
The 2024 season will be the Houston Texans' upcoming 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 will be the Texans' first season with Cal McNair as the franchise's sole principal owner.[1]
| Position | Player | Age | 2023 team | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 29 | 1 year, $1.5 million | ||
| LB | 26 | 3 years, $34 million | ||
| LB | 27 | 1 year, $2.6 million | ||
| LB | 25 | 1 year, $1.15 million | ||
| DE | 29 | 2 years, $49 million | ||
| DE | 33 | 2 years, $20 million | ||
| DE | 30 | 1 year, $1.65 million | ||
| DE | 27 | 1 years, $2 million | ||
| DT | 29 | 1 year, $3.125 million | ||
| DT | 26 | 2 years, $7 million | ||
| CB | 26 | 1 year, $1.75 million | ||
| CB | 25 | 1 year, $6 million | ||
| CB | 28 | 2 years, $4.5 million | ||
| CB | 28 | 1 year, $2.5 million | ||
| CB | 25 | 1 year, $3.25 million | ||
| OT | David Sharpe | 28 | 2 years, $2.58 million | |
| P | 27 | 2 years, $6 million | ||
| March 13 | align=left valign=top | To Houston Texans | align=left valign=top | To Cincinnati Bengals
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| align=left valign=top | To Houston Texans
| align=left valign=top | To San Francisco 49ers | ||
| March 15 | align=left valign=top | To Houston Texans
| align=left valign=top | To Minnesota Vikings
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| April 3 | align=left valign=top | To Houston Texans
| align=left valign=top | To Buffalo Bills
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| May 9 | align=left valign=top | To Houston Texans
| align=left valign=top | To Los Angeles Rams
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See main article: 2024 NFL draft.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Traded to Minnesota | ||||
| 27 | Traded to Arizona | ||||
| 2 | 42 | from Minnesota | |||
| 59 | |||||
| 3 | 78 | from Seattle via Washington and Philadelphia | |||
| 86 | Traded to Philadelphia | from Philadelphia | |||
| 90 | Traded to Arizona | ||||
| 4 | 123 | From Cleveland via Philadelphia | |||
| 127 | Traded to Philadelphia | ||||
| 5 | 162 | Traded to Arizona | |||
| 6 | 188 | from Las Vegas via New England and Minnesota | |||
| 189 | Traded to Detroit | from Buffalo | |||
| 205 | from Detroit | ||||
| 7 | 224 | Traded to Cincinnati | from Arizona | ||
| 232 | Traded to Minnesota | ||||
| 238 | from New Orleans | ||||
| 247 | |||||
| 249 | from Detroit | ||||
Draft trades and notes
| Position | College | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarique Barnes | LB | Illinois | [2] [3] |
| 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 |
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 |
On March 26, the NFL announced that the Texans will 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.[4] The Texans will be represented by Andre Johnson. The two teams will also meet in Week 2 of the regular season in Houston.
| Week | Date | Time () | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOF | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Chicago Bears | L 17–21 | 0–1 | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | ESPN/ABC | Recap | ||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–12 | 1–1 | Acrisure Stadium | KTRK | Recap | ||
| 2 | 12:00 p.m. | New York Giants | W 28–10 | 2–1 | NRG Stadium | KTRK | Recap | ||
| 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Rams | NRG Stadium | KTRK |
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.[5]
| Week | Date | Time () | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | ||||
| 2 | September 15 | 7:20 p.m. | Chicago Bears | NRG Stadium | NBC | ||||
| 3 | September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | CBS | ||||
| 4 | September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Jacksonville Jaguars | NRG Stadium | CBS | ||||
| 5 | October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo Bills | NRG Stadium | CBS | ||||
| 6 | October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | CBS | ||||
| 7 | October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | CBS | ||||
| 8 | October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Indianapolis Colts | NRG Stadium | CBS | ||||
| 9 | 7:15 p.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | ||||||
| 10 | November 10 | 7:20 p.m. | Detroit Lions | NRG Stadium | NBC | ||||
| 11 | 7:15 p.m. | AT&T Stadium | ESPN | ||||||
| 12 | November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Tennessee Titans | NRG Stadium | CBS | ||||
| 13 | December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Stadium | Fox | ||||
| 14 | Bye | ||||||||
| 15 | December 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | NRG Stadium | CBS | ||||
| 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | ||||||
| 17 | December 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Baltimore Ravens | NRG Stadium | Netflix | ||||
| 18 | January 4/5 | at Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | ||||||