2021 roster cuts - getting down to 53.

[Keith]

The Houston Texans released the following players:

Antony Auclair TE 6-6 256 28 5 Laval
Rasul Douglas DB 6-2 209 26 5 West Virginia
Jeff Driskel QB 6-4 235 28 6 Louisiana Tech
Alex Erickson WR 6-0 195 28 6 Wisconsin
Danny Isidora OL 6-3 306 27 4 Miami (Fla.)
Jaleel Johnson DL 6-3 316 27 5 Iowa
Chris Moore WR 6-1 200 28 6 Cincinnati
Hardy Nickerson LB 6-0 235 27 5 Illinois
Derek Rivers DL 6-5 250 27 5 Youngstown State
Joe Thomas LB 6-1 233 30 7 South Carolina State
Cole Toner OL 6-5 310 27 4 Harvard

The Houston Texans waived the following players:

Shyheim Carter DB 5-10 194 23 1 Alabama
Keke Coutee WR 5-11 187 24 4 Texas Tech
Hjalte Froholdt OL 6-5 310 25 3 Arkansas
Carson Green OL 6-6 320 22 R Texas A&M
Ka'dar Hollman DB 6-0 196 26 3 Toledo
Buddy Howell RB 6-1 218 25 4 Florida Atlantic
Ryan Izzo TE 6-5 255 25 4 Florida State
Ryan McCollum OL 6-5 300 23 R Texas A&M
Jonathan Owens DB 5-11 210 26 3 Missouri Western State
Paul Quessenberry FB 6-2 250 29 1 Navy
Jordan Steckler OL 6-5 305 25 1 Northern Illinois
Jordan Veasy WR 6-3 221 26 1 California

The Houston Texans released/failed physical the following player:

Lane Taylor OL 6-3 324 31 9 Oklahoma State

The Houston Texans activated the following player from the Physical Unable to Perform List:

Marcus Cannon OL 6-6 335 33 10 TCU

The Houston Texans placed the following player on the Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner List:

Bradley Roby DB 5-11 194 29 8 Ohio State