DeMeco Ryans to Cut Ties With QB as CJ Stroud Sends Clear Message to Texans Offense The Houston Texans released an unofficial depth chart earlier this month, but CJ Stroud's quarterback room might get

Before the preseason opener against the Vikings , the Texans dropped a depth chart… well, an unofficial one, to be exact. Head coach DeMeco Ryans made it clear this wasn’t gospel. His reasoning? Straightforward and honestly pretty reliable. “ I just say let everybody have it, tear it up and everybody make a big deal out of who’s where because it’s unofficial ,” he put it bluntly. Even so, despite the disclaimer, the quarterback room still looked relatively sorted.

CJ Stroud , no surprise here, is the starting quarterback as he enters his third season. David Mills , once again, is penciled in as the backup. That leaves Kedon Slovis and rookie Graham Mertz duking it out for the third-string spot. Or maybe even a place beyond that. Which naturally raises the question: Will