The Houston Texans have 20 players on its active roster who will be free agents this offseason. A look at who could stay and who could go.

Quarterback C.J. Stroud came under the greatest scrutiny after a four-interception performance against New England, and a three-turnover outing in the wild-card victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Stroud said, “I take full responsibility,” when discussing the Texans’ offensive shortcomings.

Marshall has crushed his NFL picks, going 56-37-2 (+1494) in his last 95 NFL against the spread picks. Now, Marshall has set his sights on Texans vs. Patriots and just locked in his picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Patriots vs. Texans:

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for an NFL playoff showdown between the New England Patriots and Houston Texans

Here we'll try to look at and discuss Texans’ 3-round 2026 NFL Draft according to PFF mock draft simulator after brutal playoff loss.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters the NFL Divisional Round on a 53-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

An $11,593 fine should have been enough. For most players, a league penalty and a stern warning would end the conversation.

Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair claimed there were threats to pull him from last week's playoff game for having "stop the genocide" written on his eye black.