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C Justin Britt breaks down the Texans offensive line

Houston Texans center Justin Britt took time to break down his teammates along the offensive line.

The Houston Texans offensive line is another position group that has undergone an overhaul throughout the 2021 offseason.

The new offensive line was forged throughout the offseason workouts, training camp, and the preseason. Presumptive starting center Justin Britt believes the Texans will be able to have a successful five-man blocking unit because of the way they have been communicating.

“Sometimes there’s a lot of moving parts and you’ve just got to be able to do it,” said Britt. “That’s why in practice you’ll see this guy running in at left guard and next time he’ll go into right guard, just so he’s forced to communicate and forced to do it. You just teach your body to be able to adapt.”

Britt also provided a breakdown of his fellow offensive linemen.

Texans activate LT Laremy Tunsil from COVID-19 reserve

The Houston Texans have brought back Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil from the COVID-19 reserve.

The Houston Texans have finally gotten Laremy Tunsil back from the COVID-19 reserve.

The Texans announced Monday they had activated the two-time Pro Bowler from the COVID-19 reserve after having been placed there on Aug. 13.

Houston was being deliberate with the 27-year-old, allowing him to get his conditioning down before activating him from the reserve and having him count against the active roster.

Tunsil missed all of the 2021 preseason. Although Tunsil has played 28 career games with Houston, starting in all of them since 2019, he has never played in a preseason game for the club.

The Texans host the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Sept. 12 at NRG Stadium.

Texans LT Laremy Tunsil still in COVID protocol, will miss Buccaneers game

Houston Texans coach David Culley says left tackle Laremy Tunsil is still on the COVID-19 reserve and won’t be available for the preseason finale.

The Houston Texans won’t get to see how their two-time Pro Bowl left tackle plays alongside the retooled offensive line.

According to coach David Culley ahead of Thursday’s training camp practice, Laremy Tunsil is still in the COVID-19 protocol.

“He’s doing well,” Culley said. “He’s feeling better. He will not play.”

The Texans take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday night at NRG Stadium. The next game after that is the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 12, also at NRG Stadium.

Culley says the team’s approach with Tunsil is to take it “day by day.”

Said Culley: “The protocol, when he’s feeling better. Right now, we’re just reconditioning him because he’s been away for a while. We’re not going to put him out on the field again until we feel he’s conditioning wise ready to play.”

Tunsil has played 28 games for the Texans since 2019, missing two games per season.

Texans LT Laremy Tunsil is working back from COVID-19 reserve

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil is still working his way back from the COVID-19 reserve.

HOUSTON — Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil was back at practice Tuesday morning at the at Houston Methodist Training Center. Tunsil missed all of last week, including Saturday’s 20-14 preseason victory against the Dallas Cowboys due to testing positive for COVID-19.

Tunsil remains on the Texans’ COVID-19 reserve, though coach David Culley said Monday he has been in team meetings.

“He is not back,” Culley said. “He is here but he is not back, and he is not ready to practice yet.”

Although he did not participate in any on-field activities, Tunsil took part in individual works on Houston’s third practice field.

Quarterback Tyrod Taylor was pleased to see Tunsil back in the facility.

“It was good,” Taylor said Monday. “I talked to him last week through text. It was good to see him come into the locker room today, just his presence amongst the guys means a lot. I know the offensive linemen and just the rest of the team have the utmost respect for him, and just happy to have him back. I know he’s eager to get back on the field, and we need him to be ready for Week 1 and excited to see him back in the huddle.”

Texans LT Laremy Tunsil ranks No. 75 in NFL Network’s Top 100 Players list

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil ranked No. 75 in the 2021 edition of the NFL Network’s Top 100 Players list.

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil ranked No. 75 in Sunday’s reveal of NFL Network’s Top 100 Players list.

Tunsil earned his second career Pro Bowl in 2020, starting in all of his 14 games played. The former Miami Dolphins 2016 first-round pick was instrumental in protecting quarterback Deshaun Watson’s blindside. Although the Texans went 4-12 last year, Watson was able to secure the NFL passing title with 4,823 yards, and Tunsil keeping his quarterback upright long enough was part of the package.

Offensive coordinator Tim Kelly told reporters on Aug. 4 that Tunsil is a “freak” with the way he plays and practices.

“He’s really big,” Tunsil said. “He’s really strong. The one thing that kind of comes — the more we get to work with him, you really see how detailed he is, particularly in his individual technique. So, the way he prepares, how seriously he takes practice, the way he’s out there, it’s been really good.

“It’s been really good for those younger guys to be able to see how a man as talented as he is still comes out and works, and you can see him just drenched at the end of the day because he’s taking all those reps and the one-on-one reps.”

With Tunsil’s placement on the top 100 players list, it is another example for the youngsters to know where hard work can take them.

Texans place Tytus Howard, Roderick Johnson, Laremy Tunsil on COVID-19 reserve

The Houston Texans have placed Tytus Howard, Laremy Tunsil, and Roderick Johnson on the COVID-19 reserve.

The Houston Texans will have to cobble together some solutions at tackle this weekend.

According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Texans placed tackles Roderick Johnson, Laremy Tunsil, and Tytus Howard on the COVID-19 reserve Friday. One of the players was a positive test, and the other two were deemed high-risk close contacts.

The Texans won’t get to see the continuity along the offensive line they were hoping in the first preseason game. Coach David Culley told reporters on Aug. 11 he wanted to see “consistency, coming off the ball, communicating” in the first preseason game.

“Being our first game is we’ve been moving those guys all across all during training camp, I mean, guys been playing different positions and so now, once we get in there, obviously the communication has to be really, really good because guys may be playing one position a little bit longer than what he been doing in practice and the communication is big thing with the offensive line as far as us doing the things that we need to do in our running game and our pass game,” said Culley. “Their communication is critical.”

The communication will be challenged as Houston will be without three of their tackles.

The time Texans LT Laremy Tunsil crashed Tytus Howard’s press conference

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil had a little fun cutting into right tackle Tytus Howard’s press conference on Tuesday at training camp.

Laremy Tunsil is known for his outgoing personality and comical demeanor.

In the serious business of pro football, a personality such as Tunsil’s is a calming effect, especially during the midsummer grind of training camp.

The two-time Pro Bowl left tackle had a little fun with fellow tackle Tytus Howard after Tuesday’s training camp practice at Houston Methodist Training Center.

Howard was answering questions about the influence Tunsil has had on his career.

“Ever since LT (Tunsil) been here, he has been nothing but like a big brother to me, helping me out on and off the field, just giving me ideas and ways to help my game get better,” Howard said. “I’m appreciative of my boy right there.”

When Howard starting answering another question about where he feels comfortable along the offensive line, as the former 2019 first-round pick has been experimenting with left guard, Tunsil crept near the interview, and a reporter asked if he thought he was better than Tunsil.

“No, man, he’s best in the game,” said Howard. “That’s my goal — he’s best in the game. My goal is to be on that level, and that’s why I look at all his film, learn from it, and I take all that in and I try to apply it to my game.”

Both of Tunsil’s Pro Bowl seasons came after he arrived in Houston. The Texans are seemingly set at both tackle positions through the 2022 season, which is when Howard’s contract runs out, presuming the club refuses to pick up his fifth-year option.

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Where did Texans LT Laremy Tunsil train in the offseason?

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil got away from the Houston area to train for the offseason. Find out where the two-time Pro Bowler went.

Laremy Tunsil has taken the next step in his career since joining the Houston Texans at the end of the 2019 preseason.

The former Miami Dolphins 2016 first-round pick from Ole Miss earned both of his career Pro Bowl selections after joining the Texans, and he also earned his three-year, $66 million contract with Houston.

However, Tunsil, who turns 27 Aug. 2, is pursuing greatness, and he had to use the 2021 offseason to find another aspect to his play to upgrade.

“I always try to find manage in my game to improve on, whether that’s the run game, pass game, double teams, trying to be a leader,” Tunsil said. “I try to find that one percent to get better every day.”

Tunsil says he got away from the Houston area during the offseason and worked out in Lynchburg, Virginia, with his personal trainer, Dominic Studziniski. Tunsil went to Virginia because it is isolated from his regular routines.

“Just going out there and getting your mind right, staying focused, just a peaceful environment, just to focus on you, it’s good to get back to your roots,” said Tunsil.

New coach David Culley knows that Tunsil is a “gifted player” and recognizes that the previous regime acquired his playing rights to solidify left tackle.

“He’s one of the top players in this league at his position,” Culley said. “He’s doing in training camp, along with that entire offensive line, exactly what we expect him to be doing right now. He and [center] Justin (Britt) have kind of been leaders for that group, which has been great. It’s been good to see that.”

Tunsil has never played a full 16-game season in his career, consistently hovering at 14 games each season. However, Tunsil’s presence on the offensive line has been the boost the Texans needed to build an effective barrier to allow their skill positions to flourish.

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ESPN says Texans have the 10th-best pass-protecting offensive line

The Houston Texans have the 10th-best offensive line for pass protection according to the latest ESPN Analytics projections.

The Houston Texans are actually projected to be top-10 in something in 2021, and it is a good category to boot.

According to Seth Walder of ESPN Analytics, the Texans are projected to have the 10th-best offensive line when it comes to pass protection for the upcoming season.

The Texans look destined for a losing season, but offensive line is one of the stronger units on this roster. You’d hope so, after they mortgaged the future a few years back by trading multiple first-round picks for [Laremy] Tunsil. He and [Tytus] Howard produced higher win rates in 2019 than 2020, and the model takes both seasons into account.

The Texans are projected to have a pass-block win rate of 60%. Walder includes as his projected starters to be Tunsil at left tackle, Max Scharping at left guard, Justin Britt at center, Lane Taylor at right guard, and Howard manning the right tackle spot despite the competition with Marcus Cannon.

If the Texans can have a top-10 pass-blocking offensive line in 2021, it should at least be a nice cradle for third-round rookie Davis Mills to explore the NFL. It should also provide Tyrod Taylor the comfort to go through his progressions and find the open man.

Offensive line coach James Campen told reporters on a Zoom call on June 8 that what he looks forward to the most in training camp is putting together the best five-man combination along the offensive line.

“I think that the competition is what’s going to be really exciting,” Campen said. “It’s going to help these players to get the best out of them, to motivate them, and it’s going to be a heck of a camp until this thing kicks off. I’m excited to see how it shakes out. I really am.”

So long as the five-man combo provides the best in pass protection, the Texans may have a chance to stay out of the bottom-5 of the NFL.

Houston Texans 2021 player profile: LT Laremy Tunsil

The Houston Texans’ best offensive player may be left tackle Laremy Tunsil. Can his excellence as a blindside protector catalyze the offense?

During his three-year stint with the Miami Dolphins, Laremy Tunsil established himself as one of the NFL’s top offensive linemen without playing beside a top-tier quarterback.

After protecting Deshaun Watson in his first two seasons with the Houston Texans, Tunsil’s third year may resemble his time in South Beach — an elite offensive lineman whose on-field production could go unnoticed due to the lack of talent under center.

Here’s a look at Tunsil, who is arguably the Texas best talent, ahead of the 2021 season.