The Texans' budget at a premium position could soon be tipping the scales.
Like most franchises, the Texans' reaction to this being a passing league is to load up at the cornerback position.
In their case, they have a potential surplus at corner with Johnathan Joseph, Kareem Jackson and Kevin Johnson all under contract for next season. Jackson is due a $6.5 million base salary with a $8.968 million salary-cap figure. Joseph is due a $6 million base salary and carries a $6.096 million salary-cap figure. And Johnson is entering the third year of his $10.09 million rookie contract.