Texans Offseason Guide: Draft Picks, Free Agents, and What Comes Next

The Texans added eight draft picks across their three days in Pittsburgh, highlighted by three selections in the top 60— four on the offensive side and four on defense:

R1, P26: Keylan Rutledge | OG, Georgia Tech

R2, P36: Kayden McDonald | DT, Ohio St.

R2, P59: Marlin Klein | TE, Michigan

R4, P106: Febechi Nwaiwu | OG, Oklahoma

R4, P123: Wade Woodaz | LB, Clemson


R5, P141: Kamari Ramsey | DB, USC

R6, P204: Lewis Bond | WR, Boston College

R7, P243: Aiden Fisher | LB, Indiana

UDFA Signings

Following the draft's conclusion, the Texans also came to terms with a dozen undrafted free agent signings; all names who could have a chance to compete for a spot on the 53-man roster or the practice squad:

Josh Pitsenberger | RB, Yale

Noah Whittington | RB, Oregon

Treyvhon Saunders | WR, Colgate

Daniel Sobkowicz | WR, Illinois State

Jalen Walthall | WR, Incarnate Word

Sam Hagen | OL, South Dakota

James Neal | OL, Iowa State

Dom Bailey | DT, Utah

Sabastian Harsh | DE, NC State

Collin Wright | CB, Stanford

Stephen Hall | CB, Missouri

Jack Stonehouse | P, Syracuse

Free Agent Signings

The Texans, of course, also got busy during this year's NFL free agency period, where a few new starters and depth veterans joined the mix to now compete with those incoming rookie talents.

Reed Blankenship | S, 3-year, $24.7M

Braden Smith | OT, 2-year, $20M

Wyatt Teller | OL, 2-year, $16M

Logan Hall | DL, 2-year, $13.7M

Foster Moreau | TE, 2-year, $6M

Jake Hummel | LB, 2-year, $4.7M

Dominique Robinson | DL, 1-year, $3M

Evan Brown | OL, $1-year, $2M

Extensions

While the Texans did a good amount of work on the free agent market, bringing in names outside the building, they were even busier in hashing out new extensions to keep their key cornerstones and other existing talent in-house.

Will Anderson | DE, 3-year, $150M (FA 2031)

Danielle Hunter | DE, 1-year, $40.1M (FA 2028)

Ed Ingram | OG, 3-year, $37.5M (FA 2029)

Sheldon Rankins | DL, 2-year, $17M (FA 2028)

Ka'imi Fairbairn | K, 2-year, $13M (FA 2029)

Dalton Schultz | TE, 1-year, $12.6M (FA 2028)

EJ Speed | LB, 2-year, $10M (FA 2028)

Trent Brown | OL, 1-year, $5M (FA 2027)

M.J. Stewart | S, 1-year, $2.7M (FA 2027)

Naquan Jones | DL, 1-year, $2M (FA 2027)

What Comes Next

Rest assured that the work is far from over in the Texans' facility before next season. For players and coaches in particular, now is prime time for offseason training and conditioning to be ready to go for 2026.

April 20: Offseason Training Begins

May 27 - June 4: OTA Workouts

June 9 - 11: Mandatory Minicamp

Mid-July - August: Training Camp Begins