2025 Houston Texans season

2025 Houston Texans season
Owner	Cal McNair
General manager	Nick Caserio
Head coach	DeMeco Ryans
Home stadium	NRG Stadium
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The 2025 season will be the Houston Texans' 24th in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Nick Caserio and their third under head coach DeMeco Ryans.

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Houston Texans draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	25
2	56	Traded to the Buffalo Bills [A]			From Vikings [B]
	58
3	79				From Dolphins via Eagles and Commanders [C]
	89
4	128	Traded to the Washington Commanders [C]
5	161	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [D]
	166				From Bills [A]
6	202	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers [E]
7	236				From Broncos via Eagles and Commanders [C]
	241

Draft trades

1. The Texans traded a second-round selection (56th overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a fifth-round selection (166th overall), a 2024 sixth-round selection and WR Stefon Diggs. ^[1]
2. The Texans traded 2024 first- and seventh-round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a second-round selection (56th overall), and 2024 second- and sixth-round selections. ^[2]
3. The Texans traded Laremy Tunsil and a fourth-round selection (128th overall) to the Washington Commanders in exchange for a 2025 third-round selection (79th selection), a seventh-round selection (236th overall), and 2026 second and fourth-round selections. ^[3]
4. The Texans traded a fifth-round selection (161st overall) and a 2024 fourth-round selection (127th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round selection (123rd overall). ^[4]
5. The Texans traded a sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for G Kendrick Green. ^[5]

Staff

Offseason changes

On January 24, the Texans announced that offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and offensive line coach Chris Strausser had been fired. ^{[6] [7]} On February 3, Los Angeles Rams tight ends coach and passing game coordinator Nick Caley was hired as the Texans' new offensive coordinator. ^[8] The following day, February 4, Houston's assistant offensive line coach Cole Popovich was promoted to offensive line coach, while also being named the team's run game coordinator. ^[9]

Final staff

Houston Texans staff

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	Front office Owner/CEO/chairman – Cal McNair President – Mike Tomon Executive vice president/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 Head coach – DeMeco Ryans Assistant head coach/running backs – Danny Barrett Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Nick Caley Quarterbacks – Jerrod Johnson Wide receivers/offensive passing game coordinator – Ben McDaniels Tight ends – Jake Moreland Offensive line/offensive run game coordinator – Cole Popovich Assistant offensive line – Zach Yenser Senior offensive assistant – Bill Lazor Senior offensive assistant/pass game specialist – Jerry Schuplinski Offensive assistant – Pat Reilly Offensive assistant – Asauni Rufus Offensive assistant – Mike Snyder			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Matt Burke Defensive passing game coordinator – Cory Undlin Defensive line – Rod Wright Assistant defensive line – Frank Okam Linebackers – Billy Davis Assistant linebackers – Ben Bolling Defensive backs – Dino Vasso Safeties – Stephen Adegoke Defensive assistant – Cole Weeks Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Frank Ross Special teams/defensive assistant – Sean Baker Assistant special teams – Will Burnham 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 → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Houston Texans roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Davis Mills 16 Kedon Slovis  7 C. J. Stroud Running backs (RB) 44 British Brooks FB -- Jakob Johnson FB 42 Jawhar Jordan 28 Joe Mixon 33 Dare Ogunbowale 31 Dameon Pierce 26 J. J. Taylor Wide receivers (WR) -- Braxton Berrios 12 Nico Collins  3 Tank Dell 19 Xavier Hutchinson 88 Johnny Johnson III 89 Xavier Johnson -- Christian Kirk  8 John Metchie III -- Justin Watson 14 Jared Wayne Tight ends (TE)  9 Brevin Jordan 86 Dalton Schultz 87 Cade Stover

Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Tremayne Anchrum LG 64 Nick Broeker RG -- Jerome Carvin LG 75 Austin Deculus RT 57 Blake Fisher LT 77 LaDarius Henderson RG 71 Tytus Howard RT -- Ed Ingram LG 54 Jarrett Patterson C 70 Juice Scruggs C -- Jaylon Thomas RT 74 Zachary Thomas RT -- Laken Tomlinson LG Defensive linemen (DL) 51 Will Anderson Jr. DE 96 Denico Autry DE 95 Derek Barnett DE 50 Solomon Byrd DE 97 Mario Edwards Jr. DT 93 Kurt Hinish DT 92 Dylan Horton DE 55 Danielle Hunter DE -- Kingsley Jonathan DE 94 Jayden Peevy DT -- Sheldon Rankins DT 98 Tim Settle DT -- Darrell Taylor DE 72 Tommy Togiai DT -- Casey Toohill DE

Linebackers (LB)  0 Azeez Al-Shaair MLB 35 Jake Hansen OLB 48 Christian Harris OLB 56 Jamal Hill OLB -- Nick Niemann OLB 39 Henry To'oTo'o MLB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Calen Bullock FS -- C. J. Gardner-Johnson SS 41 Gregory Junior CB  4 Kamari Lassiter CB  5 Jalen Pitre SS 37 D'Angelo Ross CB -- Tremon Smith CB 29 M. J. Stewart FS 24 Derek Stingley Jr. CB 20 Jimmie Ward FS 25 Russ Yeast SS Special teams (ST) -- Tucker Addington LS 15 Kaʻimi Fairbairn K  6 Tommy Townsend P

As of March 17, 2025. Rookies in italics. 71 active Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Texans' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

2025 opponents

Listed below are the Texans' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May. ^[10]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC South)	Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
Conference opponents (AFC West)	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers
Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement)	Buffalo Bills	Baltimore Ravens
Interconference opponents (NFC West)	Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks
Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—

References

1. White, Alec (April 3, 2024). "Bills and Texans agree to terms on trade to send WR Stefon Diggs to Houston". buffalobills.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
2. "Vikings acquire second 1st-round pick in trade with Texans". MSN.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. Shook, Nick (March 10, 2025). "Texans trading LT Laremy Tunsil to Commanders for draft picks". nfl.com. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
4. Dougherty, Drew (April 27, 2024). "Tight end is the pick: Texans select Ohio State's Cade Stover in 4th round". houstontexans.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. Varley, Teresa (August 29, 2023). "Steelers trade Green, reduce roster to 53". Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
6. Dajani, Jordan (January 24, 2025). "Texans fire Bobby Slowik: Former NFL QB among potential options to be C.J. Stroud's next offensive coordinator". CBS Sports . Retrieved February 12, 2025.
7. "Texans OL Coach Transition: Chris Strausser Not Returning in 2025". BVM Sports. January 22, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
8. "Houston Texans Hire Nick Caley as Offensive Coordinator". houstontexans.com. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
9. "Texans promote Cole Popovich to OL coach/run game coordinator". NBC Sports. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
10. "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

External links

• Official website