| 2024 Houston Texans season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cal McNair |
| General manager | Nick Caserio |
| Head coach | DeMeco Ryans |
| Home field | NRG Stadium |
| Uniform | |
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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.
| March 13 | To Houston Texans | To Cincinnati Bengals
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To Houston Texans
| To San Francisco 49ers | |
| March 15 | To Houston Texans
| To Minnesota Vikings
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| April 3 | To Houston Texans
| To Buffalo Bills
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| May 9 | To Houston Texans
| To Los Angeles Rams
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| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings | |||
| 27 | Traded to the Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| 2 | 42 | Kamari Lassiter | CB | Georgia | from Minnesota |
| 59 | Blake Fisher | OT | Notre Dame | ||
| 3 | 78 | Calen Bullock | S | USC | from Philadelphia |
| 86 | Traded to Philadelphia | from Philadelphia | |||
| 90 | Traded to the Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| 4 | 123 | Cade Stover | TE | Ohio State | From Philadelphia via Cleveland |
| 127 | Traded to Philadelphia | ||||
| 6 | 188 | Jamal Hill | LB | Oregon | |
| 189 | Traded to the Detroit Lions | from Buffalo | |||
| 205 | Jawhar Jordan | RB | Louisville | from Detroit Lions | |
| 7 | 224 | Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals | |||
| 232 | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| 238 | Solomon Byrd | DE | USC | from New Orleans | |
| 247 | Marcus Harris | DT | Auburn | ||
| 249 | LaDarius Henderson | G | Michigan | from Detroit Lions | |
| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarique Barnes | LB | Illinois | [1] [2] |
| 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 |
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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. [3] 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 (CDT) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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| HOF | August 1 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Chicago Bears | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | ESPN/ABC | |||
| 1 | August 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Acrisure Stadium | KTRK | |||
| 2 | August 17 | 12:00 p.m. | New York Giants | NRG Stadium | KTRK | |||
| 3 | August 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Rams | NRG Stadium | KTRK |
| Week | Date | Time (CT) | 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 | October 31 | 7:15 p.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Prime Video | |||
| 10 | November 10 | 7:20 p.m. | Detroit Lions | NRG Stadium | NBC | |||
| 11 | November 18 | 7:15 p.m. | at Dallas Cowboys | 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 | December 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | |||
| 17 | December 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Baltimore Ravens | NRG Stadium | Netflix | |||
| 18 | January 4/5 | TBD | at Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | TBD | |||
Notes
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