Lance Zierlein· Aug 18, 2026
Zierlein expects Texans QB C.J. Stroud to play roughly 10-12 plays in Thursday's preseason game, with Davis Mills going to halftime and newly signed Brett Rypien playing the entire second half. He also said if Tank Dell isn't ready, Lewis Bond and Jaden Hall would both likely make the roster, and predicted Keelan Rutledge will be the starting center with Wyatt Teller and Braden Smith starting.
“I think Mills takes it to the to the half, and then my guess is Ripon will go the rest of the way in the second half.”
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- Roster Spot CallsLewis BondHouston TexansAug 18, 2026
Lewis Bond to make the roster
“if if if Tank weren't there to start the season, I think you'd see Lewis Bond and Jaden Hall both make the the team potentially”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- HOU
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Lewis Bond
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- first week on the53:
- 2
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 2
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