2016 Houston Texans season

2016 Houston Texans season
Head coach	Bill O'Brien
General manager	Rick Smith
Owner	Bob McNair
Home field	NRG Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 Houston Texans season will be the franchise's upcoming 15th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Bill O'Brien.

Draft

2016 Houston Texans Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	21	Will Fuller	WR	Notre Dame
2	50	Nick Martin	C	Notre Dame
3	85	Braxton Miller	WR	Ohio State
4	119	Tyler Ervin	RB	San Jose State
5	159	K. J. Dillon	S	West Virginia
5	166	D. J. Reader	DT	Clemson

Notes

• The Texans traded their sixth-round selection and wide receiver Keshawn Martin to the New England Patriots in exchange for the Patriots' fifth-round selection.
• The Texans made multiple trades within the seventh-round:
  • Acquiring a conditional seventh-round selection in a trade that sent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets; this selection was upgrade to a sixth-rounder with Fitzpatrick's playing 70% of the Jets snaps in 2015; ^[1]
  • Acquiring an additional seventh-round selection in a trade that sent quarterback Case Keenum to the St. Louis Rams;
  • Trading a seventh-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for offensive tackle Chris Clark;
  • Trading a seventh-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for quarterback Ryan Mallett.
• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 were determined when compensatory selections were awarded on March 11th. ^[2]

Staff

Houston Texans staff
	Front Office Founder/Chairman/CEO – Bob McNair Vice Chairman – D. Cal McNair Executive Vice President/General Manager – Rick Smith President – Jamey Rootes Vice President of Football Administration – Chris Olsen Vice President of Football Operations – Doug West Senior Personnel Advisor – Bobby Grier Director of Player Personnel – Brian Gaine Director of College Scouting – Jon Carr Director of Football Research – Jim Bernhardt Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wright Head Coaches Head Coach – Bill O'Brien Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – George Godsey Running Backs – Charles London Wide Receivers – Sean Ryan Tight Ends – John Perry Offensive Line – Mike Devlin Offensive Quality Control – Tim Kelly Offensive Assistant – Pat O'Hara			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Romeo Crennel Defensive Line – Anthony Weaver Linebackers – Mike Vrabel Secondary – John Butler Assistant Secondary – Anthony Midget Defensive Quality Control – Will Lawing Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Izzo Assistant Special Teams Coordinator – Doug Colman Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Craig Fitzgerald Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Sean Hayes Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brian Bell → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Houston Texans roster
Quarterbacks 17 Brock Osweiler  3 Tom Savage  5 Brandon Weeden Running backs 28 Alfred Blue 34 Tyler Ervin 41 Jonathan Grimes 22 Kenny Hilliard 33 Akeem Hunt 26 Lamar Miller 45 Jay Prosch FB -- Soma Vainuku FB Wide receivers 15 Will Fuller 10 DeAndre Hopkins -- Tevin Jones 19 Josh Lenz 13 Braxton Miller -- Richard Mullaney 12 Keith Mumphery 18 Cecil Shorts III 11 Jaelen Strong -- Wendell Williams Tight ends -- Stephen Anderson 81 Anthony Denham 87 C. J. Fiedorowicz 84 Ryan Griffin 83 Eric Tomlinson		Offensive linemen 78 Oday Aboushi G 70 Jeff Adams T 79 Jeff Allen G 73 Karim Barton G 68 Tony Bergstrom C 76 Duane Brown T 74 Chris Clark T 64 Dalton Freeman C 65 Greg Mancz C 66 Nick Martin C 69 Andrew McDonald T 72 Derek Newton T 63 Kendall Lamm T 77 David Quessenberry T 62 Chad Slade G 71 Xavier Su'a-Filo G -- Arturo Uzdavinis T Defensive linemen 95 Christian Covington DE 92 Brandon Dunn NT -- Joel Heath NT -- Ufomba Kamalu NT 97 Jeoffrey Pagan DE 96 Dan Pettinato DE 98 D. J. Reader NT 91 Devon Still DE 99 J. J. Watt DE 75 Vince Wilfork NT		Linebackers 53 Max Bullough ILB 58 Reshard Cliett OLB 90 Jadeveon Clowney OLB 56 Brian Cushing ILB 50 Akeem Dent ILB -- Jalen Jefferson ILB -- Eric Lee OLB 55 Benardrick McKinney ILB 59 Whitney Mercilus OLB 52 Brian Peters ILB -- Shakeel Rashad ILB 48 Gerald Rivers OLB -- Brennan Scarlett OLB 51 John Simon OLB 44 Carlos Thompson OLB 49 Tony Washington OLB Defensive backs 20 Antonio Allen FS 39 Lonnie Ballentine FS 21 A. J. Bouye CB 27 Quintin Demps SS 36 K. J. Dillon SS 40 Kurtis Drummond SS 29 Andre Hal FS 25 Kareem Jackson CB 31 Charles James CB 30 Kevin Johnson CB 24 Johnathan Joseph CB -- Richard Leonard CB 43 Corey Moore SS 32 Robert Nelson CB 35 Eddie Pleasant SS -- Duke Thomas CB -- Cleveland Wallace CB Special teams -- Ka'imi Fairbairn K  8 Nick Novak K  9 Shane Lechler P 46 Jon Weeks LS				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 22 Chris Polk RB  6 T. J. Yates QB Rookies in italics Roster updated May 3, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 90 Active, 0 Inactive, 3 FAs, 0 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 14	6:00 p.m. CDT	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium
2	August 20	7:00 p.m. CDT	New Orleans Saints			NRG Stadium
3	August 28	3:00 p.m. CDT	Arizona Cardinals			NRG Stadium	Fox
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	12:00 p.m. CDT	Chicago Bears			NRG Stadium	Fox
2	September 18	12:00 p.m. CDT	Kansas City Chiefs			NRG Stadium	CBS
3	September 22	7:25 p.m. CDT	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS/NFLN/Twitter
4	October 2	12:00 p.m. CDT	Tennessee Titans			NRG Stadium	CBS
5	October 9	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	CBS
6	October 16	7:30 p.m. CDT	Indianapolis Colts			NRG Stadium	NBC
7	October 24	7:30 p.m. CDT	at Denver Broncos			Sports Authority Field at Mile High	ESPN
8	October 30	12:00 p.m. CDT	Detroit Lions			NRG Stadium	Fox
9	Bye
10	November 13	12:00 p.m. CST	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Field	CBS
11	November 21	7:30 p.m. CST	at Oakland Raiders			Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)	ESPN
12	November 27	12:00 p.m. CST	San Diego Chargers			NRG Stadium	CBS
13	December 4	12:00 p.m. CST	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field	CBS
14	December 11	12:00 p.m. CST	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
15	December 18	12:00 p.m. CST	Jacksonville Jaguars			NRG Stadium	CBS
16	December 24	7:25 p.m. CST	Cincinnati Bengals			NRG Stadium	NFLN
17	January 1	12:00 p.m. CST	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

1. "Jets must send sixth-rounder based on Ryan Fitzpatrick's time played". ESPN.com. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
2. "NFL awards 33 compensatory picks to 13 teams for 2016 draft". NFL.com. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

External links

• Official website