Editing Houston Texans (section)

====Ryans and Stroud era (2023–present)====

On January 31, 2023, the Texans hired former player and 49ers defensive coordinator [[DeMeco Ryans]] as their new head coach, making him the sixth head coach in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2023 |title=Houston Texans hire DeMeco Ryans as Head Coach |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-hire-demeco-ryans-as-head-coach |access-date=May 4, 2023 |website=Houston Texans}}</ref> In the [[2023 NFL draft]] the Texans selected [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State]] quarterback [[C. J. Stroud]] and traded up to the third pick to select Defensive End [[Will Anderson Jr.]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Owens |first1=Jason |title=NFL Draft: Texans select Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud with No. 2 pick |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-draft-texans-select-ohio-state-qb-cj-stroud-with-no-2-pick-002616904.html |access-date=May 4, 2023 |work=Yahoo Sports |date=April 27, 2023}}</ref> Under Ryans and Stroud, the team saw improved fortunes as they made the playoffs while winning the AFC South for the first time since the 2019 season with a 10–7 record, becoming the first NFL team to win their division under a rookie head coach and quarterback.<ref name="z269">{{cite web | last=Sutelan | first=Edward | title=Rookie QB-coach to make playoffs: Texans' DeMeco Ryans, C.J. Stroud make history as fifth postseason team with rookie duo | website=Sporting News | date=2024-01-07 | url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/texans-rookie-qb-coach-playoffs-history-duo/75f8819c7e4026da7f8d9734 | access-date=2024-07-30}}</ref> The team defeated the Cleveland Browns 45–14 in the Wild Card Round.<ref name="f887">{{cite web | last=Rieken | first=Kristie | title=Stroud becomes youngest QB to win a playoff game as Texans rout Browns 45-14 | website=AP News | date=2024-01-14 | url=https://apnews.com/article/texans-browns-score-stroud-flacco-playoffs-e9e4e7262a26610bb2981c12acf8fad0 | access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref> The Texans saw their season end in the Divisional Round with a 34–10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.<ref name="r035">{{cite web | last=Trister | first=Noah | title=Lamar Jackson and Ravens pull away in the second half to beat Texans 34-10 and reach AFC title game | website=AP News | date=2024-01-21 | url=https://apnews.com/article/ravens-texans-score-lamar-jackson-7f9dbe43ff5b60ed94e9754e63ef6f70 | access-date=2024-08-20}}</ref> Stroud would later be named [[NFL Rookie of the Year Award|NFL offensive Rookie of the Year]], and Anderson Jr. would be named [[NFL Rookie of the Year Award|NFL defensive Rookie of the Year Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texans DE Will Anderson Jr. wins AP 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-de-will-anderson-jr-wins-ap-2023-nfl-defensive-rookie-of-the-year |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Texans QB C.J. Stroud named AP 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-qb-c-j-stroud-named-ap-2023-nfl-offensive-rookie-of-the-year |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Ryans also finished in a tie in total votes for [[NFL Coach of the Year Award|NFL Coach of the Year]] with Browns head coach [[Kevin Stefanski]] though he lost the award in a tiebreaker due to having one less first place vote.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Browns' Kevin Stefanski named AP 2023 NFL Coach of the Year |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-kevin-stefanski-named-ap-2023-nfl-coach-of-the-year |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref>