On Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that former Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has agreed to terms with the Seahawks on a three-year, $45 million contract.
Not only does this news mean the 31-year-old will be calling somewhere other than Los Angeles home for the first time in his NFL career, it also means Kupp’s new football home will not be in Houston.
Earlier in the week, The Drive laid out all the reasons it made sense for Kupp to sign with the Texans.
He worked with their new offensive coordinator Nick Caley with the Rams and Houston's management has shown its willingness to pay a decent penny for wide receivers, as evidenced by trading for Stefon Diggs and extending Nico Collins last season.
With Kupp off the board for Houston, here’s a list of the top remaining free agent wide receivers available for the Texans to sign:
- Nelson Agholor, Baltimore Ravens (31 years old)
- Keenan Allen, Chicago Bears (32 years old)
- Odell Beckham, Miami Dolphins (32 years old)
- Tyler Boyd, Tennessee Titans (30 years old)
- DeAndre Carter, Chicago Bears (31 years old)
- D.J. Chark, Los Angeles Chargers (28 years old)
- Chris Conley, San Francisco 49ers (32 years old)
- Brandin Cooks, Dallas Cowboys (31 years old)
- Amari Cooper, Buffalo Bills (30 years old)
- Jamison Crowder, Washington Commanders (31 years old)
- Stefon Diggs, Houston Texans (31 years old)
- Devin Duvernay, Jacksonville Jaguars (27 years old)
- Michael Gallup, Las Vegas Raiders (29 years old)
- Mecole Hardman, Kansas City Chiefs (27 years old)
- Lil'Jordan Humphrey, Denver Broncos (26 years old)
- Diontae Johnson, Baltimore Ravens (28 years old)
- Tyler Johnson, Los Angeles Rams (26 years old)
- Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks (32 years old)
- Elijah Moore, Cleveland Browns (24 years old)
- Rondale Moore, Atlanta Falcons (24 years old)
- Gunner Olszewski, New York Giants (28 years old)
- Zach Pascal, Arizona Cardinals (30 years old)
- Tim Patrick, Detroit Lions (31 years old)
- Brandon Powell, Minnesota Vikings (29 years old)
- Josh Reynolds, Jacksonville Jaguars (30 years old)
- Allen Robinson, Detroit Lions (31 years old)
- Sterling Shepard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (32 years old)
- Steven Sims, Baltimore Ravens (27 years old)
- JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kansas City Chiefs (28 years old)
- Robert Woods, Houston Texans (32 years old)
Outside of a few “name” guys, it’s not a very impressive list. A lot of guys past their prime, and a lot of guys who have surely been available on your fantasy football waiver wire in recent years.
And worst of all for Texans fans - that list is shrinking every single day.