{"id":688454,"date":"2026-01-19T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/688454\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:40:22","slug":"texans-list-of-2026-nfl-draft-picks-free-agents-and-cap-space-going-into-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/688454\/","title":{"rendered":"Texans’ list of 2026 NFL draft picks, free agents and cap space going into offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texans’ list of 2026 NFL draft picks, free agents and cap space going into offseason<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Houston Texans<\/a>‘ 2025 season has come to a sour end.<\/p>\n

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Houston fell to the New England Patriots<\/a> on the road in the divisional round by a score of 28-16. Four interceptions from quarterback C.J. Stroud made it difficult for the Texans to battle back and come away with a victory.<\/p>\n

With the Texans’ season over, let’s take a look at the resources they’ll have to work with this offseason, including draft picks, free agents, and cap space.<\/p>\n

Texans 2026 draft picks<\/p>\n

Round 2\u00a0(Via Washington Commanders)<\/p>\n

Round 3 (Via New York Giants)<\/p>\n

This list of picks for the Texans is via Tankathon.<\/a><\/p>\n

Houston is set up with a plethora of draft picks this offseason. The team received a pair of pivots from the Commnaders last offseason after trading away Laremy Tunsil, and also has a third-round pick from the Giants<\/a> due to New York trading up for Jaxson Dart in the 2025 draft.<\/p>\n

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Texans 2026 free agents<\/p>\n

According to Spotrac<\/a>, here are the Texans’ 2026 free agents:<\/p>\n

CB Ja\u2019Marcus Ingram (RFA)<\/p>\n

Texans 2026 cap space<\/p>\n

According to Over the Cap, the Texans are slated to have negative $10.8 million in cap space<\/a>. Houston can save some money by making cuts and restructuring deals.<\/p>\n

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