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Texans Training Camp
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 8: Brevin Jordan #9 of the Houston Texans reacts during the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 8, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) | Getty Images
In case the hype train hasn’t stopped by your house just yet, the Houston Texans training camp just kicked off yesterday and will entail one of the most competitive races to the final 53-man roster in franchise history. Benefiting from three great drafts in a row and a few savvy moves in free agency, the Texans are now loaded to the gills with talent. General manager Nick Caserio responded to Houston’s deficiencies at tight end and offensive line that spelled their demise in the divisional round last season by rattling off a litany of signings at each position group both in free agency and through the NFL draft. On defense, he brought in four new linebackers and five new defensive backs for a team that already had established starters, and the now the whole roster is practically bursting at the seems with talented players. There will be so much ankle-biting and clawing for even the backup positions that I wouldn’t blame other teams for sending a few of their own representatives down to Houston in hopes of poaching a few Texans players on the roster’s bubble.
At some positions, making a decision on who to cut is nearly impossible, and whoever does receive that hard knock on their door come cut-day (August 30th) will surely not deserve it. Let’s take a look at a few of those highly contested positions, shall we?
Position groups to watch this training camp:
4. Offensive line
Projected Depth Chart:
LT: Aireontae Ersery, Blake Fisher
LG: Wyatt Teller, Evan Brown, Febechi Nwaiwu
C: Jake Andrews, Keylan Rutledge, Evan Brown
RG: Ed Ingram, Keylan Rutledge, Febechi Nwaiwu
RT: Braden Smith, Trent Brown
Practice Squad: Jarrett Patterson, Eli Cox, Jarrett Kingston, James Neal III
Cut/Waived: Sam Hagen, Derrick Graham
In a way, the embrace of signing a wide-range of veteran offensive lineman from Texans general manager Nick Caserio this year was an admittance of defeat. Here’s your savvy, penny-pinching draftnik that cut his teeth on the mean streets of Foxborough just giving up on his dream. Setting to fire this carefully-drafted plan and hitting the reset button, for better and for worse. He’s had enough of the Kenyon Greens and the Juice Scruggs of it all, and you know what? Nick Caserio just wants to be done with this whole interior line thing. He’s tired of all the negative attention on this position group, so he might as well bring in some meaty players that’ll provide some reprieve for QB C.J. Stroud after some suspect interior protection in 2024 and 2025. Instead of continuously cycling players like Scruggs, Jarrett Patterson, and Tytus Howard on and off the field, the Texans have instead opted to find more consistency at LG and RT, bringing in veterans Wyatt Teller, Evan Brown, and Braden Smith. In addition, they also drafted Keylan Rutledge in the first round, as well as Febechi Nwaiwu in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Evan Brown pass protection numbers over the last 2 seasons since moving to mainly LG ( @PFF ): 2025 – 34 Pressures on 539 PBLK snaps, 4 games of 1 pressure or less and 7 of 3+. 2024 – 20 Pressures on 644 PBLK snaps, 13 games of 1 pressure or less. He dealt with a hip injury…
— Jacob (@JacobBarzilla) March 14, 2026
Three free-agent veterans and two talented rookies means that Houston is in store for a major shakeup to their offensive line this season. The only starters of the group who I’d deem “safe” are recently extended RG Ed Ingram and second-year LT Aireontae Ersery. I guess every front-office main character has their heel, and Nick Caserio’s is the offensive line. He’s earned the ridicule for it all, but even here, I sell him a bit short with my exaggeration. It only took the Texans a few days into free agency to sign Braden Smith and Evan Brown, so the front office was likely targeting those two players more so than just “settling” for them as affordable alternatives to the pricey superstars. Stars they are not, but Smith and Brown are both slated to be either starters in Week 1 or at least frequent contributors during the regular season. They both will have stiff competition for that starting job, though. Trent Brown’s impressive stint at RT in the latter-half of 2025 will make Smith’s climb to the starting job a challenging one. and Evan Brown, whether he’s angling for the LG spot or the C spot, will have to earn his role over established starter Jake Andrews, rookies Keylan Rutledge and Febechi Nwaiwu, or the wildcard of this free agency class, Wyatt Teller.
Wyatt Teller on CJ Stroud: “He’s a great leader. One of the smartest guys on the field. You’ll just hear him talk, recites the plays, doesn’t need 15 times to do it, gets it right the first time, that’s how he is with everything. You talk to him about coverages & dude is like an… pic.twitter.com/4urogz0gRi
— Houston Stressans (@TexansCommenter) July 28, 2026
Teller, to me, is one of the most interesting cases of the entire position group. He’s on the wrong side of 30, coming off a leg injury that wouldn’t abate last season, and will be competing at the left guard spot – a position he hasn’t held since college. But, Teller had a history of excellent run-blocking prowess during his tenure in Cleveland, and if he is able to return to that pre-injury form whilst transitioning to the LG spot, he could dramatically transform the outlook of the offense as a whole. RG Ed Ingram did just as much last year when he was traded to the Texans for just a 2026 sixth-round pick, becoming one of the league’s best guards in the span of just one year. Wyatt Teller has the experience and the moxie to make this happen, he just needs to make the leap to the left side of the line seem lax.
Although, just like Evan Brown, Teller will first need to p...
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