2020 Houston Texans season

The 2020 season is the Houston Texans' 19th season in the National Football League and their seventh under head coach Bill O'Brien. They will attempt to defend their AFC South title and improve on their 10-6 campaign from the previous year.

2020 Houston Texans season
Head coach	Bill O'Brien
General manager	Bill O'Brien
Owner	Janice and D. Cal McNair
Home field	NRG Stadium
Uniform

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

2020 Houston Texans draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	40	Ross Blacklock	DT	TCU	from Arizona
3	90	Jonathan Greenard	OLB	Florida
4	126	Charlie Heck	OT	North Carolina	from LA Rams
4	141	John Reid	CB	Penn State	from Miami
5	171	Isaiah Coulter	WR	Rhode Island
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft trades

• The Texans traded their 2020 first-round selection, as well as their first-round and second-round selections in the 2021 NFL Draft, offensive tackle Julién Davenport, and cornerback Johnson Bademosi to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, wide receiver Kenny Stills, a 2020 fourth-round selection, and a 2021 sixth-round selection.[1]
• The Texans traded defensive end Jadeveon Clowney to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for linebacker Jacob Martin, linebacker Barkevious Mingo, and a third-round selection.[2]
• The Texans traded the third-round selection gained from Seattle in the Jadeveon Clowney trade to the Las Vegas Raiders (then Oakland Raiders) in exchange for cornerback Gareon Conley.[3]
• The Texans traded a conditional fourth-round selection (that became a third round selection after meeting aforementioned condition) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for running back Duke Johnson.[4]
• The Texans traded a sixth-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for cornerback Keion Crossen.[5]
• The Texans traded wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins as well as a fourth-round selection to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a second-round selection, running back David Johnson, and a fourth-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]
• The Texans traded a second-round selection (No. 57) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for wide receiver Brandin Cooks and a 2022 fourth-round selection. [7]
• The Texans traded a fourth-round selection (136th) and two seventh-round selections (248th and 250th) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a fourth-round selection (126th).[8]
• The Texans traded a seventh-round selection (240th) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 2021 sixth-round selection.[9]

Staff

Houston Texans staff

	Front office Owner – Janice McNair CEO – Cal McNair President – Jamey Rootes Executive vice president of football operations – Jack Easterby Director of football operations – Clay Hampton Director of college scouting – James Lipfert Director of pro personnel – Rob Kisiel Assistant director of pro personnel – C.J. Leak Special advisor to the head coach and general manager – Andre Johnson Head coaches Head coach/general manager – Bill O'Brien Assistant head coach – Romeo Crennel Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Tim Kelly Assistant quarterbacks – T. J. Yates Running backs – Danny Barrett Wide receivers – John Perry Tight ends – Will Lawing Offensive line – Mike Devlin Offensive assistant – John Aylward Offensive assistant – Denarius McGhee Offensive consultant – Carl Smith			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive Line – Anthony Weaver Outside linebackers – Chris Rumph Inside linebackers – Bobby King Secondary – D'Anton Lynn Defensive assistant – Deon Broomfield Defensive assistant – Akeem Dent Coordinator of football research/defensive Assistant – Matt O'Donnell Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Tracy Smith Strength and Conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Mike Eubanks Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach – Brian Cushing Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach – Joe Distor Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Sports Science – Jason George → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

Houston Texans roster

Quarterbacks  2 A. J. McCarron  3 Alex McGough  4 Deshaun Watson Running backs 44 Cullen Gillaspia FB 24 Karan Higdon 38 Buddy Howell 31 David Johnson 25 Duke Johnson 40 Scottie Phillips Wide receivers 14 DeAndre Carter 18 Randall Cobb 13 Brandin Cooks 82 Isaiah Coulter 16 Keke Coutee 15 Will Fuller 17 Chad Hansen 11 Steven Mitchell 86 Tyler Simmons 12 Kenny Stills 19 Isaac Whitney Tight ends 88 Jordan Akins 87 Darren Fells 84 Dylan Stapleton 83 Jordan Thomas 81 Kahale Warring		Offensive linemen 73 Zach Fulton G 77 Jerald Hawkins T 67 Charlie Heck T 71 Tytus Howard T 70 Cordel Iwuagwu G 63 Roderick Johnson T 64 Senio Kelemete G 72 Rick Leonard T 65 Greg Mancz C 66 Nick Martin C 68 Kyle Murphy T 75 Elijah Nkansah T 76 Brent Qvale T 74 Max Scharping G 78 Laremy Tunsil T Defensive linemen 98 Auzoyah Alufohai NT 90 Ross Blacklock DE 97 Angelo Blackson DE 92 Brandon Dunn NT 96 P. J. Hall DE 93 Albert Huggins NT 94 Charles Omenihu DE 91 Carlos Watkins DE 99 J. J. Watt DE		Linebackers 50 Tyrell Adams ILB 49 Davin Bellamy OLB 51 Dylan Cole ILB 41 Zach Cunningham ILB 53 Duke Ejiofor OLB 52 Jonathan Greenard OLB 48 Nate Hall ILB 56 Jan Johnson ILB 58 Peter Kalambayi OLB 54 Jacob Martin OLB 55 Benardrick McKinney ILB 59 Whitney Mercilus OLB 57 Brennan Scarlett OLB Defensive backs 30 Cornell Armstrong CB 43 Anthony Chesley CB 22 Gareon Conley CB 35 Keion Crossen CB 29 Phillip Gaines CB 26 Vernon Hargreaves CB 32 Lonnie Johnson Jr. CB 33 A. J. Moore FS 23 Eric Murray SS 36 Jonathan Owens S 34 John Reid CB 20 Justin Reid FS 21 Bradley Roby CB 28 Michael Thomas SS 27 Jaylen Watkins SS Special teams  9 Bryan Anger P  7 Kaʻimi Fairbairn K 46 Jon Weeks LS				Active/Reserve lists 95 Eddie Vanderdoes NT (Opt-out) Rookies in italics Roster updated August 16, 2020 Depth chart • Transactions 80 active, 1 inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Preseason cancellation

The Texans' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Regular season

Schedule

The Texans' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Week	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 10	7:20 p.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
2	September 20	3:25 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens			NRG Stadium	CBS
3	September 27	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Heinz Field	CBS
4	October 4	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings			NRG Stadium	Fox
5	October 11	12:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			NRG Stadium	CBS
6	October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium	CBS
7	October 25	12:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			NRG Stadium	Fox
8	Bye
9	November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars			TIAA Bank Stadium	CBS
10	November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			First Energy Stadium	Fox
11	November 22	12:00 p.m.	New England Patriots			NRG Stadium	CBS
12	November 26	11:30 a.m.	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field	CBS
13	December 6	12:00 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			NRG Stadium	CBS
14	December 13	12:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears			Soldier Field	CBS
15	December 20 or 21	TBD	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD
16	December 27	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			NRG Stadium	CBS
17	January 3	12:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			NRG 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.
• As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 15, the date, time, and network for that week's game at the Indianapolis Colts will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[11]

References

1. Gantt, Darin. "Dolphins fire sale sends Laremy Tunsil, Kenny Stills to Texans". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
2. Patra, Kevin (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks acquire DE Jadeveon Clowney from Texans". NFL.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
3. Patra, Kevin (October 21, 2019). "Raiders trade CB Gareon Conley to Houston Texans". NFL.com.
4. "Browns trade Duke Johnson to Texans for 2020 pick". NFL.com. August 8, 2019.
5. Thomas, Oliver. "Patriots reportedly deal corner Keion Crossen to Texans". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
6. "Cards get DeAndre Hopkins, ship RB David Johnson to Texans". ESPN.com. ESPN. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
7. "Rams trade wide receiver Brandin Cooks to Houston in deal for second-round pick". Cbssports.com. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
8. Patrick D. Starr (April 25, 2020). "Texans draft North Carolina offensive tackle Charlie Heck". Si.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
9. Aime Just (April 25, 2020). "Saints trade back into 7th round, draft Mississippi State QB Tommy Stevens". Nola.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
10. Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
11. "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

External links

• Official website