Grading the 2012 Texans’ Rookies
The season is over and now it is time to look at the Houston Texans rookies and give our grades for them this season. The Draft Picks Jared Crick- A spot player but made the defensive line rotation after Tim Jamison went down for the season with an injury. He showed he can play against the run and played both defensive end and nose tackle this season. Still some learning to do, he was called in to spell Antonio Smith in run situations. Expect a bigger workload for Crick in 2013. Grade: C+ Brandon Brooks- Silent for the majority of the season,…
Holliday Released, Ruud Signed
The Houston Texans, in a flurry of moves, made some changes to the 53 man roster in the wake of Brian Cushing being put on injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL. The moves are as follows: -The Texans activated rookie Cody White from the practice squad to the 53 man roster. Word is that another NFL team was close to signing him off the practice squad, and the Texans wanted to keep him in the organization. White plays both the guard and center position on the offensive line. -The Texans waived kick returner Trindon Holliday from the roster, in a necessary move for…
Cody White Activated from Practice Squad
This evening rookie Cody White tweeted out that he has been activated from the Houston Texans practice squad to the 53 man roster. (The tweet has since been deleted) Confirmation of one move. RT @hank_it56: @bmdunson it’s good just got activated to the 53 man roster today actually. Been a real good day. — P.D. Starr (@PHABMK6) October 10, 2012 “@gpag77: Congratulations @hank_it56 on making active roster! I’ll be pulling for you until you run into my Vikings.” Haha Thanks! — Cody White (@HANK_it56) October 10, 2012 White is a rookie that went undrafted from Illinois State and plays…
Meet and Greet: The Texans Practice Squad
The cuts and claims appear to be done for the time being and the Houston Texans have set their 53 active roster and their practice squad for the 2012 season. Even though they are not on the active team, they are still an important part of the team and could still be vital options later in the season. Last season was a prime example how the practice squad came into play when eight players were signed to the active squad during the season. A new year and new names, the Texans have put together a solid group of young players that could see…
The Rookies: Digging Deep: Part 3
With the Houston Texans getting into the flow of OTAs we wanted to look at the 2012 rookie class a little closer. We enlisted the help of Shane Hallam of Draft Countdown to give us some quick thoughts on the entire rookie class of the Texans. We asked Hallam also who the rookies compare to that are in the NFL which give us a baseline for what to look for when camp opens up. Take a look at let us know what you think. The Rookies (Part 3) Delano Johnson – Very intriguing pass rush prospect. Really nice frame and powerful bull rusher. Played special teams throughout…
Texans Profiles: The UDFA
Very impressed with the Houston Texans draft class, the team did not stop after the draft getting some more work done. The Texans front office has put together what appears to be one of the more impressive undrafted rookie free agent groups we have seen in some time. The class is headlined with three players who in our estimation have real shots at making the Texans roster, and the reason why these three did not get drafted is still puzzling. Even still, this 2012 draft crop of rookies has the chance to be one of the deepest in Texans’ history. The Texans…
