Houston Texans

The Texans rode a ferocious defense to rack up their most regular-season wins since 2012, even tacking on a dominant Wild Card victory over the Steelers for good measure before the wheels came off in the Divisional Round. Of course, as great as head coach DeMeco Ryans' Will Anderson and Derek Stingley-led defense was, C.J. Stroud and the offense left a bit to be desired.

The front office doesn't have a ton of cap room to work with in free agency, but the team does possess four picks inside the draft's top 69 selections thanks to additional draft capital gained from past deals with the Giants and Commanders. While some depth is needed on the defensive side of the ball, it shouldn't be a controversial take to suggest the majority of the team's offseason attention deserves to be spent on the offensive side of the ball.

Offensive Line: Getting more out of former Day 2 picks Juice Scruggs and Blake Fisher would be ideal, but devoting more early-round capital to the room is encouraged either way.

Interior Defensive Line: Bringing back Sheldon Rankins and/or Tim Settle while also infusing the group with some more run-stuffing youth makes a lot of sense.

Running Back: While Marks flashed as a receiver early in 2025, he became an afterthought in the passing game down the stretch. This group needs to add a body or two in the middle-to-late rounds of the draft.