2022 Houston Texans season

2022 Houston Texans season
2022 Houston Texans season
Owner	Janice and D. Cal McNair
Head coach	Lovie Smith
General manager	Nick Caserio
Home field	NRG Stadium
Uniform
	← 2021; Texans seasons; 2023 →;

The 2022 season will be the Houston Texans' 21st in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under Lovie Smith, following the firing of David Culley at the end of the 2021 season.^[1]

Draft[]

Round	Pick	Notes
2022 Houston Texans draft
1	3
1	13	from Cleveland
2	37
3	68
3	80	from New Orleans
4	107	from Detroit via Cleveland
4	108	from L.A. Rams
6	183
6	205	from Green Bay
6	207	from San Francisco via N.Y. Jets
7	245	from Dallas
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft trades

Houston traded quarterback Deshaun Watson and a 2024 sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection (13th overall) and fourth-round selection previously acquired from Detroit (107th overall), as well as 2023 and 2024 first-round selections, a 2023 third-round selection, and a 2024 fourth-round selection.^[2]
Houston traded cornerback Bradley Roby to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans's 2022 third-round selection (80th overall).^[3]
Houston traded a 2022 fourth-round selection (108th overall) as well as 2021 fourth- and fifth-round selections (109th and 158th overall) to Carolina in exchange for a 2021 third-round selection (89th overall).^[4]
The Los Angeles Rams traded a fourth-round selection and wide receiver Brandin Cooks to Houston in exchange for a 2020 second-round selection.^[5]
Houston traded a fifth-round selection (148th overall) to Chicago in exchange for wide receiver Anthony Miller and a seventh-round draft selection.^[6] Houston later traded the seventh-round selection (228th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for cornerback Ka'dar Hollman.^[7]
Houston traded wide receiver Randall Cobb to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's sixth-round selection (205th overall).^[8]
San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for linebacker Jordan Willis and a 2021 seventh-round selection.^[9] The Jets traded this sixth-round selection (207th overall) to Houston in exchange for linebacker Shaq Lawson.^[10]
Houston traded its seventh-round selection (225th overall) to New England in exchange for tight end Ryan Izzo.^[11]
Houston traded defensive tackle Eli Ankou to Dallas in 2020 in exchange for Dallas's seventh-round selection in 2022 (245th overall).^[12]

Staff[]

Offseason changes[]

Head coach[]

The Houston Texans fired first-year head coach David Culley on January 13, 2022, who most notably led the Texans to a win at AFC No. 1 seed Tennessee Titans.^[13]

Directory[]

**Houston Texans staff**
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	Front office Owner/senior chairwoman – Janice McNair CEO/chairman – Cal McNair President – Greg Grissom General manager – Nick Caserio Executive vice president of football operations – Jack Easterby Executive vice president/general counsel – Greg Kondritz Director of football operations – Clay Hampton Assistant director of player personnel – Matt Bazirgan Assistant director of player personnel – James Liipfert Director of team development – Dylan Thompson Head coaches Head coach – Lovie Smith Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Pep Hamilton Running backs – Danny Barrett Wide receivers/pass game coordinator – Ben McDaniels Tight ends – Tim Berbenich Offensive line – George Warhop Assistant offensive line – Hal Hunter Offensive assistant – DeNarius McGhee Offensive assistant – Robbie Picazo Offensive assistant/quarterbacks – Ted White	Defensive coaches Defensive line – Jacques Cesaire Assistant defensive line – Kenyon Jackson Linebackers – Miles Smith Cornerbacks – Dino Vasso Safeties – Joe Danna Defensive assistant – Ben Bolling Defensive assistant/nickels – Ilir Emini Defensive assistant – Dele Harding Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Frank Ross Assistant special teams – Sean Baker Strength and Conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Mike Eubanks Assistant strength and conditioning coach – James Hardy Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Joe Distor Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Pat Moorer → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster[]

**Houston Texans roster**
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Quarterbacks -- Kyle Allen 6 Jeff Driskel 10 Davis Mills Running backs 30 Darius Anderson 28 Rex Burkhead 26 Royce Freeman -- Dare Ogunbowale 27 Scottie Phillips Wide receivers 17 Jalen Camp 15 Chris Moore 12 Nico Collins 18 Chris Conley 13 Brandin Cooks 81 Davion Davis 2 Phillip Dorsett 86 Tight ends 83 Antony Auclair 85 Pharaoh Brown 9 Brevin Jordan 45 Paul Quessenberry		Offensive linemen 68 Justin Britt C -- A. J. Cann G 62 T 67 Charlie Heck T 71 Tytus Howard G 64 Justin McCray G 79 Jimmy Morrissey C -- Cedric Ogbuehi T -- Scott Quessenberry C 74 Max Scharping G 70 Jordan Steckler T 78 Laremy Tunsil T Defensive linemen 90 Ross Blacklock DT 75 Ron'Dell Carter DE 97 Maliek Collins DT 98 Michael Dwumfour DT 52 Jonathan Greenard DE 94 Demone Harris DE 50 Jordan Jenkins DE -- Kingsley Keke DT 91 Roy Lopez DT 95 Derek Rivers DE		Linebackers -- Blake Cashman OLB 51 Kamu Grugier-Hill MLB 55 Tae Davis OLB 58 Christian Kirksey MLB -- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo OLB 57 Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB -- Jalen Reeves-Maybin OLB 32 Garret Wallow MLB Defensive backs 35 Grayland Arnold CB 1 Lonnie Johnson Jr. CB 25 Desmond King CB 22 Jimmy Moreland CB 23 Eric Murray SS 36 Jonathan Owens SS -- Reggie Robinson CB 24 Tremon Smith CB -- M. J. Stewart S 37 Tavierre Thomas CB -- Isaac Yiadom CB Special teams 7 Kaʻimi Fairbairn K 11 Cameron Johnston P 46 Jon Weeks LS				Unrestricted FAs 88 Jordan Akins TE 89 Danny Amendola WR 8 Terrence Brooks SS 72 Geron Christian OT 43 Neville Hewitt OLB 31 David Johnson RB 93 Jaleel Johnson DT 56 Hardy Nickerson Jr. OLB 92 Chris Smith DE 65 Lane Taylor G 96 Vincent Taylor DT 66 Cole Toner C 55 DeMarcus Walker DE 59 Eric Wilson MLB Rookies in italics Roster updated March 23, 2022 Depth chart Transactions 62 active, 14 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason[]

The Texans' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season[]

2022 opponents[]

Listed below are the Texans' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced later.^[14]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC South)	Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
Conference opponents (AFC West)	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement)	Cleveland Browns	Miami Dolphins
Interconference opponents (NFC East)	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement)	N/A	Chicago Bears

References[]

^ "Statements from the Houston Texans". Houston Texans. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "Browns trade for Texans QB Deshaun Watson in deal that includes three first-round picks". NFL.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ Shook, Nick (September 8, 2021). "Texans trading CB Bradley Roby to Saints". nfl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
^ "2021 NFL Draft: Texans Trade Recap". HoustonTexans.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^ "Texans acquire Brandin Cooks in trade with Rams". Texas Sports Nation. Houston Chronicle. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ Mayer, Larry (July 26, 2021). "Roster Move: Bears trade Miller to Texans". chicagobears.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ Mosqueda, Justis (August 23, 2021). "Green Bay Packers trade CB Ka'Dar Hollman to Houston Texans". acmepackingcompany.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ Gordon, Grant (July 28, 2021). "Packers acquire WR Randall Cobb from Texans for sixth-round pick". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Jets make another trade by shipping linebacker Jordan Willis to 49ers in draft pick swap, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ Cimini, Rich (August 29, 2021). "New York Jets acquire pass-rusher Shaq Lawson from Houston Texans, sources say". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ Pelissero, Tom. "The #Patriots are trading TE Ryan Izzo to the #Texans for a seventh-round pick in 2022, per source". Twitter. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ Wilson, Aaron (October 30, 2020). "Texans trade DT Eli Ankou to Cowboys". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ "Houston Texans fire head coach David Culley after one season". NFL. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Statements from the Houston Texans". Houston Texans. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[2] "Browns trade for Texans QB Deshaun Watson in deal that includes three first-round picks". NFL.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[3] Shook, Nick (September 8, 2021). "Texans trading CB Bradley Roby to Saints". nfl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

[4] "2021 NFL Draft: Texans Trade Recap". HoustonTexans.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[5] "Texans acquire Brandin Cooks in trade with Rams". Texas Sports Nation. Houston Chronicle. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[6] Mayer, Larry (July 26, 2021). "Roster Move: Bears trade Miller to Texans". chicagobears.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[7] Mosqueda, Justis (August 23, 2021). "Green Bay Packers trade CB Ka'Dar Hollman to Houston Texans". acmepackingcompany.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[8] Gordon, Grant (July 28, 2021). "Packers acquire WR Randall Cobb from Texans for sixth-round pick". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[9] "Jets make another trade by shipping linebacker Jordan Willis to 49ers in draft pick swap, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[10] Cimini, Rich (August 29, 2021). "New York Jets acquire pass-rusher Shaq Lawson from Houston Texans, sources say". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[11] Pelissero, Tom. "The #Patriots are trading TE Ryan Izzo to the #Texans for a seventh-round pick in 2022, per source". Twitter. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[12] Wilson, Aaron (October 30, 2020). "Texans trade DT Eli Ankou to Cowboys". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[13] "Houston Texans fire head coach David Culley after one season". NFL. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[14] "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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v t Houston Texans
Founded in 2002 Based and headquartered in Houston, Texas
Franchise	History Seasons Coaches Players Starting quarterbacks 2002 expansion draft First-round draft picks Draft selections Records Awards and honors Pro Bowl selections
Stadiums	NRG Stadium
Culture and lore	Toro "Bulls on Parade" "Turn Down for Watt" Bull Pen Pep Band Cheerleaders
Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys Indianapolis Colts Tennessee Titans
Division championships (6)	2011 2012 2015 2016 2018 2019
Key personnel	Owner: Janice McNair General manager: Nick Caserio Head coach: Lovie Smith
Media	Broadcasters Fox Sports Houston KTRK-TV KILT-AM KILT-FM
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division