The Houston Texans’ star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. has been one of the most underrated defenders in the NFL. But on the NFL Top 100 list, he’s finally getting the recognition he deserves:

Derek Stingley Jr. has been ranked 18th(!!!) of 100 players voted on by his peers. In his first full season healthy, Stingley tallied 54 tackles, 4 tackles-for-loss, 5 interceptions for a total of 48 yards, and 18 pass deflections. He earned his first pro-bowl and all-pro commendations, and now, for the first time, revered by his peers as the 18th best player in the NFL.

Even with...

Houston Texans News

How Texans built initial 53-man roster with extra defensive linemen, LBs, WRs, special-teams focus and QB Graham Mertz (Houston Chronicle)

4 Texans Players to Target in Fantasy Football Drafts (Sports Illustrated)

Texans add two more players to round out 2025 practice squad (Yahoo Sports)

NFL takes action after Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward charged with domestic violence (KHOU 11 CBS)

NFL News

Jets GM: Fields can follow Mayfield, Darnold path (ESPN.com)

Fins WR Hill practices; RB Wright has procedure (ESPN.com)

Lewis: Blame Bledsoe for hit that led to Brady era (ESPN.com)

[NFL betting estimated to reach $30B...

In this space we usually will look at the strengths and weaknesses of the upcoming opponent. Since the Houston Texans do not open their season until September 7th, we will have plenty of time for that later. However, I thought I would take the opportunity to talk about a source we rely heavily on for this feature and to look at a trade we can now funnel into the rearview mirror.

First, we will focus our attention on Pro Football Focus. PFF is a Chris Collensworth owned company that rates players based on their performance. Not to totally geek out...

Today feels like a lake after a long storm: eerily calm. After yesterday filled headlines with breaking news, trades, cuts, and surprises, recapping the entirety of the Houston Texans 53-man roster cutdown feels necessary.

To start, the shoe finally dropped on Joe Mixon’s health. He will be on Injured Reserve for at least four weeks. This news shook the entire landscape of the offense and resulted in Houston keeping five RBs to fill the void.

Then, another top-tier headliner announced safety Jimmie Ward being placed on the NFL’s Commissioner’s Exempt List. Texans fans will recall this is what Deshaun Watson...

Tuesday ended with a flurry of roster moves that made Texans fans the world over confused about motives of those in the front office. You can get the full picture of roster moves the Houston Texans made in Battle Red Blog’s cut-day Tracker, but if you want a quick recap of players no longer in Battle Red:

Getting rid of established backup cornerback Myles Bryant? Dumping T Trent Brown after bringing him in to be the veteran? No more Solomon Thomas or D’Angelo Ross? Cutting Harrison Bryant mere weeks after trading for him?

These are all head scratching moves, indeed....

The Houston Texans are coming off back-to-back double-digit win seasons and have the most complete roster in the AFC South by a pretty significant margin. The odds on FanDuel Sportsbook clearly reflect that:

Houston Texans (+110)
Jacksonville Jaguars (+290)
Indianapolis Colts (+330)
Tennessee Titans (+650)

NFL preseason games don’t always show how good a team will be during the regular season, since most starters barely play, but you can still take away some things and make assessments from the limited sample size.

The Jaguars have made moves on offense, adding talented wideouts Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter. But their...

Houston Texans News

Nick Chubb to lead Texans backfield with Joe Mixon out at least four games (Houston Chronicle)

Houston Texans cuts tracker: Offensive tackle Trent Brown released (Houston Chronicle)

Derek Stingley Jr. named #18 in NFL Top 100 (HoustonTexans.com)

C.J. Stroud expecting a big year from offensive lineman Tytus Howard (Sports Illustrated)

NFL News

Source: Browns to release veteran WR Johnson (ESPN.com)

Sources: QB-heavy Giants cut ‘Cutlets’ DeVito (ESPN.com)

Sources: Titans’ Spears (ankle) heading to IR (ESPN.com)

Source: Veteran CB Douglas to sign with Fins (ESPN.com)

Browns trade QB Pickett to Raiders for ’26 pick (ESPN.com)

[Bengals give star...

Fanduel recently released their Super Bowl, Playoff, and Win Totals odds for the 2025 season. These odds offer insight into how the sports books evaluate each team heading into the season.

At -150, the Houston Texans have the weakest playoff odds of any projected division winner. Playing in the AFC South, those odds suggest bettors doubt DeMeco Ryans’ team can three-peat.

Three other AFC opponents are in the top four highest odds to make the playoffs; Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, and Kansas City Chiefs (-370). The next closest team in the AFC South are the Jacksonville Jaguars at +172, or...

The Day After the Day After…when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Preseason Week 3:

QB3 Battle got interesting, but will it even matter? Coming into that matchup, at least based on game action, Kedon Slovis seemed to have the inside track to claim the QB3 slot for the team over Graham Mertz. However, for this game, Houston led Mertz start the 1st half of the final preseason game, after only getting time in...

The fine folks over at Fanduel are rolling out the odds for the 2025 NFL season. After Houston Texans head coach Demeco Ryans and general manager Nick Caserio did what they do in the off-season, the H-Town boys are set to win the AFC South.

Fanduel currently has the Texans at +110 to take the division crown.

If you’re silly and think the Jacksonville Jaguars (+290), Indianapolis Colts (+340) or Tennessee Titans (+700) are beating out the Texans this season, you may be in for a pitcher of disappointment.

The Texans took the field against the Minnesota Vikings on August...

On Monday afternoon, the Houston Texans announced that they will not be activating running back Joe Mixon off of the league’s Active/Non-Football Injury list ahead of Tuesday’s 3:00 p.m. CT deadline. Instead, they will move him to the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list which means he will have to miss at least the first four games of the regular season.

With Mixon sidelined for the first month of the season, the Texans backfield will be led by veteran Nick Chubb and Dameon Pierce. Veteran and special-teamer Dare Ogunbowale is also there to provide carries in a pinch, as well.

Mixon started the...

The preseason is mercifully over. The Houston Texans thoroughly dominated the Detroit Lions 26-7. So, for the second week in a row we will be doing a great, good, and bad. Before we get there, we will look at the overall numbers for the game. Following the first quarter, the game was never in doubt, but looking at the numbers over a long period of time tells us two things. First, we get to see trends of which numbers predict victory and defeat the most. Secondly, we get to see which numbers the Texans are good at and which ones...