29-year old Andre Johnson is probably the best WR in the NFL right now.  He’s got it all as he is big and fast and he sports an outstanding set of hands.  Johnson played in 16 games (all starts) for the Texans last season and he caught 101 passes for 1,569 yards (15.5 avg) with 9 TD grabs.  He has now played in 102 games (all starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 587 passes for 7,948 yards (13.5 avg) with 42 TD grabs.  Johnson has also carried the ball 20 times for 36 yards (1.8 ypc) in his NFL career.  He has been to 4 Pro Bowls in his career and I’m pretty sure that he will make it 5 in 2010.

28-year old Andrew Walter is the Texans’ possession receiver.  He’s a poor man’s Wes Welker as he’s quick, tough and he has good hands.  Walter played in 14 games (all starts) for the Texans last season and he caught 53 passes for 611 yards (11.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He also carried the ball 4 times for 26 yards (6.5 ypc) last season.  Walter has now played in 105 games (49 starts) in his 7 years in the NFL and he has caught 225 passes for 2,766 yards (12.3 avg) with 15 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 13 times for 82 yards (6.3 ypc) in his career. 

26-year old Jacoby Jones is the reason the Texans are going to attack more down the field as he will be the Texans’ #3 WR in 2010.  Jones is lightning fast as he can literally run right past defensive backs to get down the field.  Jones played in 14 games (1 start) for the Texans last year and he caught 27 passes for 437 yards (16.2 avg) with 6 TD grabs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 22 yards (7.3 ypc) last season.  Jones has now played in 44 games (4 starts) in his three years with the Texans and he has caught 45 passes for 667 yards (14.8 avg) with 6 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 7 times for 16 yards (2.3 ypc) in his career to date.  The Texans plan on having Jones concentrate more on offense than special teams in 2010.

31-year old Andre’ Davis will look to rebound after an off year as a WR.  Davis played in 14 games (1 start) for the Texans last season and he caught 6 passes for 59 yards (9.8 avg).  He has now played in 104 games (33 starts) in his 8 years in the NFL and he has caught 156 passes for 2,470 yards (15.8 avg) with 17 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 9 times for 32 yards (3.6 ypc) in his NFL career to date. 

27-year old David Anderson played the best ball of his career last season for the Texans but he’s more of a possession type.  He played in 16 games (8 starts) for the Texans last year and he caught 38 passes for 370 yards (9.7 avg).  Anderson has now played in 49 games (9 starts) in his four years in the NFL and he has caught 70 passes for 769 yards (11.0 avg) with 3 TD grabs.

Rookie 7th round pick Dorin Dickerson will be converted from TE to WR for the Texans.  He has nice size at 6’2″, 230 pounds so he would give the Texans a nice, big target.  But they will likely bring him along very slowly.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE TEXANS WRs in 2010:  A

27-year old Owen Daniels is the key at TE for the Texans.  He has really turned into one of Matt Schaub’s favorite targets in the passing game.  He played in 8 games (all starts) for the Texans last season and he caught 40 passes for 519 yards (13.0 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  Daniels has now played in 54 games (52 starts) in his four years in the NFL and he has caught 207 passes for 2,501 yards (12.1 avg) with 15 TD grabs.  The Texans need Daniels to stay healthy all year long as he is still recovering from surgery that caused him to miss half of last season.

27-year old Joel Dreessen stepped up last season when Daniels went down to injury.  He played in 16 games (11 starts) for the Texans last season and he caught 26 passes for 320 yards (12.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Dreessen has now played in 59 games (14 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 46 passes for 493 yards (10.7 avg) with 3 TD grabs. 

25-year old James Casey didn’t do much as a rookie last season for the Texans.  He played in 15 games (0 starts) for the Texans last season and he only caught 6 passes for 64 yards (10.7 avg).  Casey will need to pick up his play if he wants to get on the field much in 2010.

Rookie Garrett Graham is a big target at 6’3″, 250 pounds out of Wisconsin.  The Texans picked him in the 4th round so he will get every opportunity to show what he can do in the pre-season and training camp.  He will have to likely help out on special teams before he earns P.T. at TE.

25-year old Anthony Hill was a rookie last season and he didn’t show much.  Hill played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Texans last season and he caught 1 pass for 9 yards.  He will have to step it up if he wants to keep getting paid to play football.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE TEXANS TEs in 2010:  A

28-year old Vonta Leach and 29-year old Justin Griffith will handle fullback for the Texans in 2010.  Leach, at 6’0″, 246 pounds, is the classic fullback.  He is a good blocker in the running game and he’s a solid receiver out of the backfield.  Leach played in 16 games (4 starts) for the Texans last season and he caught 20 passes for 155 yards (7.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He did not carry the ball last year.  Leach has now played in 82 games (38 starts) in his NFL career in which he has carried the ball 3 times for 3 yards (1.0 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He also has caught 68 passes for 446 yards (6.6 avg) with 4 TD grabs in his career.  Griffin is smaller than Leach (5’11″, 232 pounds) but he is a bigger threat with the ball in his hands as he’s like having a second tailback in the backfield when he is in the game.  Griffin played in 13 games (11 starts) for the Seahawks last season in which he carried the ball 19 times for 118 yards (6.2 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 4 passes for 6 yards (1.5 avg).  Griffith has now played in 96 games (73 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 94 times for 413 yards (4.4 ypc) with 1 run.  He has also caught 141 passes for 989 yards (7.0 avg) with 12 TD grabs in his career.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE TEXANS FBs in 2010:  B