Updated Roster Before 1st Preseason Game @Texans

90 players is the off-season roster max & we're full right now.

Transactions since the start of training camp
July 26th - Signed RB Malcolm Brown, OC Nick Martin, & DE Scott Patchan
July 26th - Waived CB Jordan Miller, OG Derek Schweiger, & P Daniel Whelan

Aug 3rd - Signed TE Chris Herndon
Aug 3rd - Waived TE Brandon Dillon

Aug 5th - Signed LB Kiko Alonso
Aug 5th - Placed S Smoke Monday on I.R.

Aug 6th - Signed CB Quenton Meeks
Aug 6th - Waived Kiko Alonso (retired), & placed OT Jerald Hawkins on I.R.

Aug 8th - Signed LB Chase Hansen, & CB Jordan Brown
Aug 8th - Waived CB Dylan Mabin

Aug 9th - Signed DT T.J. Carter
Aug 9th - Placed LB D'Marco Jackson & CB Dylan Mabin on I.R.

Aug 10th - Waived RB Malcolm Brown & S Bryce Thompson

Aug 11th - Signed QB K.J. Costello, CB Brian Allen, & S Jack Koerner
Aug 11th - Waived DT Jaleel Johnson, & placed S Bryce Thompson on I.R.


Our estimated cap space on Spotrac is $6,891,595


QB(4) - No Needs. Need Jameis & Dalton 100% for week 1. We're screwed without them
-Jameis Winston - 4.0 mil (2023)
-Andy Dalton - 3.0 mil (2022)
-Ian Book - 993 k (2024)
-K.J. Costello - ???

RB(6) - No Needs. Looks like Kamara is fine until 2023
-Alvin Kamara - 6.128 mil (2025)
-Mark Ingram - 2.3 mil (2022)
-Tony Jones Jr. - 825 k (2022)
-Dwayne Washington - 1.047 mil (2022)
-Abram Smith - 710 k (2024) UDFA
-Devine Ozigbo - 965 k (2022)

FB(1) - No Needs. Prentice is good enough
-Adam Prentice - 825 k (2022)

WR(12) - No Needs. Pretty loaded here now that MT is back
-Michael Thomas - 13.048 mil (2024)
-Chris Olave - 3.503 mil (2025 + 5th Year Option) 1st Round Pick
-Jarvis Landry - 3.0 mil (2022)
-Marquez Callaway - 898 k (2022)
-Deonte Harty - 3.986 (2022)
-Tre'Quan Smith - 1.6 mil (2023)
-Kawaan Baker - 705 k (2023)
-Kevin White - 895 k (2022)
-Easop Winston - 825 k (2023)
-Kirk Merritt - 825 k (2023)
-Rashid Shaheed - 710 k (2024) UDFA
-Dai'Jean Dixon - 705 k (2024) UDFA

TE(7) - I don't think TE is a need at all
-Adam Trautman - 1.168 mil (2023)
-Taysom Hill - 5.125 mil (2025)
-Nick Vannett - 3.3 mil (2023)
-Juwan Johnson - 895 k (2022)
-J.P. Holtz - 965 k (2022)
-Chris Herndon - 895 k (2022)
-Lucas Krull - 705 k (2024) UDFA

OC(3) - No Needs. Nick Martin was a damn good find for vet league minimum
-Erik McCoy - 3.402 mil (2022)
-Nick Martin - 1.047 mil (2022)
-Josh Andrews - 895 k (2022)

OG(5) - Could use a solid OG imo, but it seems like the FO might feel differently
-Andrus Peat - 7.666 mil (2024)
-Cesar Ruiz - 3.457 mil (2023 + 5th Year Option)
-Calvin Throckmorton - 825 k (2022)
-Forrest Lamp - 920 k (2022)
-Khalique Washington - 705 (2024) UDFA

OT(7) - No Needs. Hopefully Penning catches on fast. Finally have depth at OT
-Ryan Ramczyk - 8.476 mil (2026)
-James Hurst - 3.381 mil (2023)
-Trevor Penning - 2.571 mil (2025 + 5th Year Option) 1st Round Pick
-Landon Young - 867 k (2024)
-Ethan Greenidge - 1.0 mil (2022)
-Lewis Kidd - 708 k (2024) UDFA
-Sage Doxtater - 705 k (2024) UDFA

ST(4) - No Needs if Lutz is back to his old self
-Wil Lutz - 5.57 mil (2023)
-John Parker Romo - 705 k (2024) UDFA
-Blake Gillikin - 825 k (2022)
-Zach Wood - 1.26 mil (2023)

DT(8) - Could use another legit guy here. Top 2 are proven legit
-David Onyemata - 7.198 mil (2022)
-Shy Tuttle -2.433 mil (2022)
-Kentavius Street - 1.265 mil (2022)
-Malcolm Roach - 895 k (2022)
-Albert Huggins - 895 k (2022)
-Jordan Jackson - 749 k (2025) 6th Round Pick
-Josh Black - 705 k (2024) UDFA
-T.J. Carter - 705 k (2022)

DE(7) - No Needs. Completely loaded here
-Cam Jordan - 12.427 mil (2023)
-Marcus Davenport - 3.009 mil (2022)
-Payton Turner - 2.846 mil (2024 + 5th Year Option)
-Tanoh Kpassagnon - 1.558 mil (2022)
-Carl Granderson - 1.045 mil (2023)
-Taco Charlton - 895 k (2022)
-Scott Patchan - 705 k (2022)

LB(9) - I think the coaches like what we have here
-Demario Davis - 5.896 mil (2023)
-Pete Werner - 1.291 mil (2024)
-Kaden Elliss - 984 k (2022)
-Zack Baun - 1.312 mil (2023)
-Eric Wilson - 895 k (2022)
-Andrew Dowell - 825 k (2022)
-Chase Hansen - 895 k (2022)
-Nephi Sewell - 705 k (2024) UDFA
-Isaiah Pryor - 705 k (2024) UDFA

CB(9) - No Needs. Top 4 are strong, but drops off after that
-Marshon Lattimore - 8.999 mil (2026)
-Paulson Adebo - 1.146 mil (2024)
-Bradley Roby - 1.765 mil (2022)
-Alontae Taylor - 1.309 mil (2025) 2nd Round Pick
-DaMarcus Fields - 705 k (2024) UDFA
-Vincent Gray - 705 k (2024) UDFA
-Brian Allen - ???
-Quenton Meeks - 895 k (2022)
-Jordan Brown - 705 k (2022)


S(8) - No Needs. Still deep after losing 2 guys here
-Tyrann Mathieu - 3.4 mil (2024)
-CGJ - 2.736 mil (2022)
-Marcus Maye - 2.638 mil (2024)
-P.J. Williams - 1.187 mil (2022)
-J.T. Gray - 2.6 mil (2022)
-Daniel Sorensen - 1.047 mil (2022)
-Justin Evans - 895 k (2022)
-Jack Koerner - 705 k (2022)


IR (Injured Reserve)
-OT Jerald Hawkins
-LB D'Marco Jackson 5th Round Pick
-CB Dylan Mabin
-S Smoke Monday UDFA
-S Bryce Thompson

PUP (Physically Unable to Perform)
-TE Dylan Soehner

Notable 2022 Dead Money
-OT Terron Armstead - 12.981 mil
-QB Drew Brees - 11.5 mil
-SS Malcolm Jenkins - 3.95 mil
-QB Jameis Winston - 3.0 mil
-WR Tre'Quan Smith - 954 k
-RB Latavius Murray - 850 k