Texans CB Placed on Season-Ending Injured Reserve

Smith was a third-round pick at 97th overall in this offseason's draft out of USC, and in a small sample size, has turned out to be a solid depth piece of the Texans' secondary and a contributor on special teams.

During the four games Smith was active, he would log six total tackles, while also bringing in a fumble recovery in his latest showing against the Broncos. He's mainly filled in as corner depth behind their stout secondary of Derek Stingley and Kamari Lassiter.

The news around Smith falls in line with the recent unfortunate injury bug suffered by the Texans in recent weeks, and especially so heading into their Week 10 divisional matchup vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Quarterback C.J. Stroud has already been ruled out as he continues to navigate concussion protocol that puts backup Davis Mills in place to start for his first game of the season, while other key starters on both sides of the ball like edge rusher Will Anderson Jr., offensive tackle Tytus Howard, and running back Nick Chubb, among others, remain in question as well.

A bad time for injuries to strike as Houston attempts to make a comeback effort for the latter half of their season, and season-ending Injured Reserve for one of their day two picks from this offseason certainly doesn't make matters any better.

Now as the Texans move forward into the year, their cornerback room will continue to be held down by the duo of Stingley and Lassiter holding down the boundary, Jalen Pitre maintaining his standing in the nickel, and veteran Tremon Smith continuing as the primary depth piece behind them.