In an era of one-year contracts and player-friendly deals, free agency is a significant aspect of the team building process. Especially for the Texans, as they still seek their first AFC Championship appearance, all it could take is one or two key free agent decisions.<\/p>\n
According to Jason from Over The Cap, the Houston Texans have the ninth most free agents heading into the 2026 offseason. Eight of their 23 free agents are on offense, including two impact starters on the offensive line.<\/p>\n
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Next Monday, I\u2019ll outline the defensive side of the ball, s0 stay tuned for that.<\/p>\n
While the offense has more room for improvement, they will need to decide whether to resign the below players or let then test the market.<\/p>\n
Christian Kirk, WR<\/p>\n
2025 Stats: 28 receptions, 239 yards, 1 TD<\/p>\n
Re-sign or Replace: REPLACE<\/p>\n
Analysis: While he had a career low year, Kirk made himself some money this post-season when he took over WR1 duties from a concussed Nico Collins. He failed to stand out in a crowded WR room full of young options. His role will be duplicative to Tank Dell, who should return to the lineup next season.<\/p>\n
Ed Ingram, OG<\/p>\n
Re-sign or Replace: RE-SIGN<\/p>\n
Analysis: According to Spotrack, Ingram\u2019s estimated Market Value is 10X what it was before the season. At just 27 years old, Ingram has resurrected his career in Houston and now carries a heavier price tag after one year with the Texans. This is a good interior offensive line class, which means Ingram can be replaced for cheap if the market gets too hot. Houston should retain Ingram to maintain continuity on an improving offensive line.<\/p>\n
Nick Chubb, RB<\/p>\n
2025 Stats: 15 games, 122 carries, 506 yards, 3 TDs<\/p>\n
Re-sign or Replace: REPLACE<\/p>\n
Analysis: A future Hall of Famer, Chubb isn\u2019t the same back as he was in Cleveland. He\u2019s a step slower and doesn\u2019t possess the agility worth a second contract\u2026 even if Joe Mixon won\u2019t be around next season.<\/p>\n
Dare Ogumbowale, RB<\/p>\n
2025 Stats: 17 games, 11 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD<\/p>\n
Re-sign or Replace: REPLACE<\/p>\n
Analysis: Ogunbowlae has blended in with the wallpaper in Houston. The coaching staff loves his special teams ability and blocking, but the aging RB should finally be passed over for higher-potential players.<\/p>\n
Trent Brown, OT<\/p>\n
2025 Stats: 7 games, 7 starts<\/p>\n
Re-sign or Replace: RE-SIGN\u2026 post-draft<\/p>\n
Analysis: Houston\u2019s offense has drastically improved since Brown\u2019s entry mid-season. The veteran tackle elevated the line\u2019s play to the best it had been since 2022. However, an ankle injury kept him out of the AFC Divisional Round. Brown should be let to explore free agency and brought back as a depth\/short-term piece in pre-season to usher in a rookie right tackle for the future.<\/p>\n
Non-discussion worthy cuts:<\/p>\n
Braxton Berrios, WR \u2013 should have flown out to LA to be with Alix Earle<\/p>\n
Harrison Bryant, TE \u2013 Veteran\u2019s minimum, backup-TE only needed for break-glass scenarios<\/p>\n
Jarrett Kingston, OG \u2013 young, training camp-worthy guard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an era of one-year contracts and player-friendly deals, free agency is a significant aspect of the team…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":726936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2056],"tags":[6050,241,304,85,7,2714,26044,221,253,2368,14656,22661,3608,6,587,533,1482,426,532,222,1830],"class_list":["post-726935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston-texans","tag-braxton-berrios","tag-chargers","tag-christian-kirk","tag-cleveland","tag-football","tag-free-agents","tag-harrison-bryant","tag-houston","tag-houston-texans","tag-houstontexans","tag-ingram","tag-jarrett-kingston","tag-joe-mixon","tag-nfl","tag-nick-chubb","tag-nico-collins","tag-offensive-line","tag-steelers","tag-tank-dell","tag-texans","tag-trent-brown"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116008283522257448","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/726936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=726935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}