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Final Saturday Update, Barring Something Ridiculous Happening: As of 9PM, the current crop of UDFAs appears to be:
Kurtis Drummond S Michigan State
Lynden Trail OLB Norfolk State
Corey Moore S Georgia
Carlos Thompson DE Ole Miss
Greg Mancz OL Toledo
Tony Washington OLB Oregon
Brandon Ivory DL Alabama
Dan Pettinato DL Arizona
Kendall Lamm OT Appalachian State
Will Johnson OL Texas State
Quinn Backus S Coastal Carolina
Kevin Rodgers QB Henderson State
Mike McFarland TE USF
Chad Slade OL Auburn
Additionally, Trey Williams (RB-TAMU) and Braylon Webb (S-Mizzou) are coming to minicamp for tryouts.
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Former #UGA safety Corey Moore has signed as an UDFA with the #Texans! Congrats, @MAPTIME_39 pic.twitter.com/8vgzsR7KrB
— UGA Football Live (@UGAfootballLive) May 3, 2015
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Congrats to former #LaTech CB Le'Vander Liggins (@Go_13_Go) for signing a free agent deal with the @HoustonTexans!
— LaTechReport.com (@LaTechReport) May 3, 2015
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Former Texas A&M RB Trey Williams signs with #Texans
— NFL on Texans (@NFLOnTexans) May 3, 2015
UPDATE: Williams is coming for a tryout, not as a signee.
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Cameron McLeod, Ohio DT, to Texans as UDFA.
— Neil Stratton (@InsideTheLeague) May 3, 2015
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Congrats to Tony Johnson, headed to Houston Texans.
— Skip Holtz (@LATechSHoltz) May 3, 2015
(Johnson is a linebacker from Louisiana Tech.)
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Congrats to Mike McFarland on signing with the Texans. Go Bulls! #DidSomething
— Willie Taggart (@CoachTaggart) May 3, 2015
(McFarland is a TE from USF.)
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Chad Slade will sign with the Texans, per his Instagram page.
— Astros 16-7 (@kureemcantypls) May 3, 2015
(Slade is an OT from Auburn.)
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Congrats to Kurtis Drummond as well. https://t.co/z5LsZCzS8x
— Youngstown Social (@YtownSocial) May 3, 2015
(Drummond is a safety from Michigan State.)
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Quinn Backus S Coastal Carolina to #Texans
— Mike Loyko (@NEPD_Loyko) May 2, 2015
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Happy to announce that I'm going to be a Houston Texan!
— Will Johnson (@Willj2610) May 2, 2015
(Johnson is a punter/kicker from Texas State.)
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Congrats to Alonzo Harris for signing with the #Packers, Cyril Lemon with the #Saints and Kevin Rodgers with the #Texans
— Keepin It RealSports (@KRS3Sports) May 2, 2015
(Rodgers is a QB from Henderson State.)
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Braylon Webb's agent Jim Schottel texts to say Webb has gotten an invite to Houston Texans minicamp so far. No free-agent deal yet.
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) May 2, 2015
(Webb is a safety from Missouri.)
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Bowie St TE Khari Lee to Texans, according to source.
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) May 2, 2015
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Congrats to @AppState_FB's Kendall Lamm on coming to terms w/ @HoustonTexans! Details soon at http://t.co/t1RtNf6XLX. pic.twitter.com/81andp2HOJ
— App State Athletics (@appstate_sports) May 2, 2015
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Former Louisiana Tech DE/LB Houston Bates is signing a deal with the Houston Texans. He'll start mini camp next Thursday @LATechFB
— Sean Isabella (@ST_IsabellaTNS) May 2, 2015
UPDATE: Isabella says Bates gets a tryout, not a contract.
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UDFA DT Dan Pettinato (Arizona) has agreed to a deal with the #Texans.
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) May 2, 2015
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Breaking: @HoustonTexans sign PFA DE James Rouse Marshall @FBallInsiders
— College2Pro.com (@BoMarchionte) May 2, 2015
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Former Alabama DL Brandon Ivory heading to the Texans https://t.co/BOlNuF8jfe
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) May 2, 2015
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Tony Washington OLB Oregon to #Texans per media reports
— Mike Loyko (@NEPD_Loyko) May 2, 2015
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UDFA C Greg Mancz (Toledo) has agreed to a deal with the #Texans.
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) May 2, 2015
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Breaking: DE Carlos Thompson tells me he has signed with the Houston Texans
— Riley Blevins (@Riley_Blevins) May 2, 2015
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Lynden Trail says he's off to Houston as a UDFA. Texans fans, get to know him in this profile by @Andy_Staples. http://t.co/qycFEjOMEd
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) May 2, 2015
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#Texans have signed Nebraska’s OL Jake Cotton.
— PDS (@PatDStat) May 2, 2015
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Former Trojan Chandler Worthy has signed a priority undrafted free agent deal with the Houston Texans! pic.twitter.com/xRiLxNczM0
— Troy Athletics (@TroyAthletics) May 2, 2015
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Former Lancer Zach Zwinak to texans this thurs at their mini camp for rookies & free agents. #2ThisWeek #ProudCoach
— Linganore Football (@linganorefb) May 2, 2015
(Zwinak is a running back from Penn State.)
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"...like that star of the waning summer who beyond all stars rises bathed in the ocean stream to glitter in brilliance."
― Homer, The Iliad
Your Houston Texans have wrapped up the 2015 NFL Draft with a 'Strong' haul of new rookies, but they are far from finished. Now it is time for Houston's front office to start calling players who didn't get drafted and potentially sign them as undrafted free agents. Arian Foster proved that heroes can come from the UDFA pool, so let's go find another!
Training camp will be here soon, and it's a numbers game to stock Methodist Training Center with 90 elite athletes in order to work through the process of finding the best 53 players to take into battle for the 2015 season. Last year, the team went 9-7 and missed the playoffs by perhaps just ONE play. The expectations are raised this year, and an undrafted free agent rookie may be just the diamond in the rough to step up and make a difference.
What players are on your list that you want the Texans to pick up? Share your thoughts with fellow fans below, and while you're at it keep an eye on this twitter list of NFL agents or this secondary list of agents for up to the second news on the latest UDFA signings around the league.