The Houston Texans have a couple of roster decisions to be made on offense. Most importantly, whether Houston will carry a fourth tight end on the roster. Darren Fells and Jordan Akins are entrenched as the top two options after showing to be a solid tandem with Deshaun Watson in 2019. They combined for 759 receiving yards and nine touchdown receptions through the regular season.

This leaves the Texans with a good problem on their hands as they decide whether to keep Kahale Warring over Jordan Thomas if they opt only to bring three tight ends to the final roster.

Warring offers plenty of intrigue after the Texans used their 2019 3rd round selection on him, and he seems poised to be a part of the active roster for the first time since Houston essentially redshirted him in his rookie season by placing on the injured reserve.

On the other hand, Thomas is a talented player and has shown plenty of value after being selected late in the sixth round of the 2018 draft. Thomas came into the scene as a revelation for the Texans offense after accruing four touchdown receptions in his rookie season, the most for any tight end in the Bill O'Brien era (until Darren Fells seven TD receptions in 2019). However, Thomas was dealt a tough blow with a rib injury that kept him sidelined for the first eight games of the season in 2019.

Thomas' upside and ability to be a mismatch for slower linebackers and smaller defensive backs makes him an intriguing player for the Texans to continue to develop on offense.

Thomas is the right candidate to pressure Houston to bring a fourth tight end on the depth chart after the Texans brought up to five tight ends in Bill O'Brien's first season as the general manager. It's doubtful they'll bring five again, but four could be a realistic number with how talented stacked the position is on this roster.

Waiving Thomas and hoping he reverts to the practice squad is another proposition that could occur if Houston chooses to go that route, but it would be a risky one with 31 other teams looking to get their hands on a raw but freakishly talented player at tight end.

Keeping Thomas wouldn't be a bad move after the Texans only re-signed Fells to a two-year deal that is frontloaded with the late bloomer turning 35 next season. Fells was re-signed to be the bridge at that position while the other younger players get to develop behind the scenes.

It would be unfortunate to let a player of Thomas' upside walk because they have to meet a specific number criteria. Thomas would undoubtedly meet the exception to the rule to keep him in the Texans' long term plans.

Another interesting decision Houston have on their hands is who ends up filling the backend of their depth chart at offensive tackle. Houston has seven tackles competing for two or possibly three spots available behind Laremy Tunsil and Tytus Howard.

However, the three names that have stand out from the group are Roderick Johnson, Brent Qvale, and 2019 4th rounder, Charlie Heck. O'Brien has praised Qvale and Johnson as quality depth players on the offensive line, so it'll be interesting how Houston sorts out their depth ahead of today's deadline. Heck was a prospect the Texans traded up for in the fourth round to draft, but his ability to be a meaningful contributor if called upon is unknown.

Johnson and Qvale present the Texans offensive line with the two veteran players that can keep their heads above water in these difficult times that teams face as they have to teach their rookies the ropes in limited time. It'll be interesting to see who the Texans end up picking to be the backup tackles for this upcoming season.

Last but not least, the Texans decision on their third running back will be one to keep an eye on as they brought in former Seattle Seahawks running back C.J. Prosise for a work out according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Buddy Howell was the favorite to earn the third spot over Karan Higdon and Scott Phillips for his experience on special teams, but things could quickly change if they're bringing in other players for workouts at that position.

Howell has the body of work on special teams to make his case, but Houston could look for more out of that position with the current pandemic. The Texans might be looking for another Taiwan Jones type of a player for their third spot on the running back depth chart that can catch the football, run the football in limited snaps, and contribute on special teams.

Prosise is a player to potentially keep an eye on after Carl Smith worked with him in Seattle. Smith was the Seahawks QB coach and Associate Head Coach in the 2011-2018 seasons before arriving in Houston to assume the role as an offensive consultant for O'Brien.