The Houston Texans don’t have a game-changing player in 2024.

Heading into 2023, there has been a lot of chatter surrounding guys like Nico Collins, Derek Stingley Jr. and even Christian Harris. Yet all three men stepped up their efforts last season. Collins had his first 1,000-yard season, while Stingley proved to be one of the best cornerbacks in the league. Even though Harris wasn’t great, he improved significantly from his past performances. Today, many people have high expectations of the three men. Not only repeat but improve on previous performances.

Their production and performance in 2023 is part of why we think the Houston Texans avoided having any players placed in CBS’s “Make or Break” story. Not a single Texas player published an article about the players in the decisive seasons.

The article highlights several categories of players who must prove their worth. They have one for “top picks” who might end up getting drafted. Then they have a category for older players who are nearing the end of their journey. Another is for players who participated in the production from season to season. While the latter are former first-round picks who are entering their final year before the team must accept or decline his fifth-year extension.

The only players qualified for any type of list like this are Juice Scruggs, Jeff Okudah, Henry To’oTo’o, Kenyon Green and Tytus Howard. These are undoubtedly the players who have the most to prove this season. That said, none of them are in a breakthrough season.

Scruggs and To’oTo’o are second-year players who have time to grow. Green did not play in 2023 due to a season-ending injury in May 2023. Howard should be much improved from his 2023 campaign where he was hampered a bit by injuries and a new position. While the last name, Okudah, is already a bust and is not subject to speculation if it will be.

The Texans have questions at different positions and with different talents, but they’re in a place where, right now, they have time to figure things out.