Houston Texans Free Agency Projection: Who's In, Who's Out, Biggest Needs

It's an important offseason for the Houston Texans as both free agency and the NFL Draft will give DeMeco Ryans an opportunity to improve the roster.

It's an important offseason for the Houston Texans. After the addition of new head coach DeMeco Ryans and a new staff, the higher-ups in Houston think they have personnel in place to begin the rebuild.

Over the next several weeks a big part of that will be free agency, and the Texans have some huge decisions to make with regard to those players who find themselves without a contract.

CBS Sports projected every team's biggest needs as well as salary cap space while listing every free agent on the roster.

There are no surprises for the Texans:

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Unrestricted free agents:

Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (EDGE), Rasheem Green (EDGE), Kyle Allen (QB), Rex Burkhead (RB), M.J. Stewart (S), Justin McCray (RG), Tavierre Thomas (CB), Neville Hewitt (LB), Tremon Smith (CB), Jon Weeks (LS), Chris Moore (WR), Scott Quesenberry (C), Kevin Pierre-Lewis (LB), Phillip Dorsett (WR), Derek Rivers (EDGE), Taylor Stallworth (DT), Jordan Akins (TE), O.J. Howard (TE), Jeff Driskel (QB), Royce Freeman (RB), Jonathan Owens (S)

Projected cap space:

$37,612,053

Team needs:

QB, EDGE, TE

The Texans will be seeking a franchise quarterback in the draft this offseason, while new head coach DeMeco Ryans will revamp the defense with the large amount of cap space Houston has. This team can afford to part ways with a lot of their free agents. 

There's no question Houston needs to use that second pick in April's NFL Draft to try and find its franchise quarterback, as it should be able to take whoever it wants. Unless there's a trade for the first pick, Chicago holds that spot and already has its franchise signal-caller in Justin Fields.

So the Bears are not expected to pick a quarterback.

The Texans should consider themselves on the clock as of right now, and general manager Nick Caserio and Ryans should have all their ducks in a row and start this rebuild with the right guy under center.

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