The Texans signed wide receiver Xavier Johnson, a former Ohio State player where he was teammates with quarterback C.J. Stroud, was signed to a reserve-future deal, per a league source. The Texans signed former Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Gregory Junior to a reserve future deal, per a league source.

The Houston Texans are adding two more players to the active roster ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

However, Mixon is active Saturday, so Taylor isn't needed for depth in the backfield. Taylor played in five games during the regular season, with his most recent action coming in Week 10 versus Detroit.

Taylor will be available for Houston as insurance option behind Joe Mixon (ankle), who is officially listed as questionable. The starting running back appears to be trending in the right direction, however,

The Houston Texans announced they elevated RB J.J. Taylor and FB Andrew Beck from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of the AFC Divisional Round.  Taylor, 26, wound up going undrafted out of Arizona back in 2020.

Houston has elected to keep tight end Teagan Quitoriano on injured reserve for the divisional round. Quitoriano has been downgraded to out and will not travel with the team to Kansas City. Quitoriano is dealing with a calf injury.

The National Football League Inactive Report. HOUSTON TEXANS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — HOUSTON: RB J.J. Taylor, LB Devin White, DE Jerry Hughes, C/G Kendrick Green, G Nick Broeker, DT Kurt Hinish. KANSAS CITY: S Deon Bush, CB Keith Taylor, DE Joshua Uche, OL C.J. Hanson, OL Wanya Morris, T Ethan Driskell, DE Malik Herring.

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