As the Houston Texans travel to New Orleans for their third preseason game, and with the season only being a little more than 2 weeks away, I thought it was time to provide our readers with my 53-Man Roster prediction for opening day against the Chiefs. Here you go and definitely let me know your thoughts!

OFFENSE:

Quarterbacks (3): Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett and Tom Savage

Running Backs (4): Arian Foster, Alfred Blue, Chris Polk and Jonathan Grimes

Fullbacks (1): Jay Prosch

Wide Receivers (6): DeAndre Hopkins, Cecil Shorts III, Nate Washington, Jaelen Strong, Keith Mumphery and Uzome (“EZ”) Nwachukwu

Tight Ends (3): Garett Graham, C.J. Fiedorowicz and Ryan Griffin

Offensive Linemen (8): Duane Brown, Brandon Brooks, Ben Jones, Jeff Adams, Derek Newton, Xavier Su’a-Filo, James Ferentz and Cody White

DEFENSE:

Defensive Ends (3): J.J. Watt, Jared Crick and Jeoffrey Pagan

Defensive Tackles (3): Vince Wilfork, Louis Nix III and Christian Covington

Inside Linebackers (4): Brian Cushing, Mike Mohamed, Bernadrick McKinney and3 Max Bullough

Outside Linebackers (4): Whitney Mercilus, Jadaveon Clowney, John Simon and Koutrnei Brown

Defensive Backs (6): Johnathan Joseph, Kareem Jackson, Kevin Johnson, A.J. Bouye, Darryl Morris and Charles James II

Safeties (5): Rahim Moore, Andre Hal, Eddie Pleasant, Quentin Demps and Lonnie Balentine

Specialists (3): Shane Lechler (Punter), Randy Bullock (Kicker) and Jonathan Weeks (Long Snapper)