With Super Bowl 59 officially in the books, the Houston Texans and the rest of the 31 teams in the NFL will begin their offseason journey toward Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

The Texans have proven to be contenders in the AFC after winning the last two AFC South titles. However, Houston fell short of the ultimate goal this season, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round.

However, the Texans are not far off from being mentioned in the same category as the Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, and Cincinnati Bengals, who have been in the AFC title game over the last several years.

Houston must figure out the WR1 spot this offseason to be in the same conversation with those teams. The Texans made one of the bigger splash moves this past offseason, trading for star wide receiver Stefon Diggs from the Buffalo Bills.

The Texans believed that Diggs and veteran running back Joe Mixon would push them over the top. Mixon was stellar in his first year in Houston, recording 1,016 rushing yards and 11 TDs. He also added 36 receptions (52 targets) for 309 yards and a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Diggs posted 47 receptions (64 targets) for 496 yards and three touchdowns before suffering a torn ACL in Week 8 against the Indianapolis Colts.

Houston fans would’ve loved to see what a full year of Diggs in this offense would’ve looked like, as it could’ve made a huge difference in the playoffs. Fast forward weeks later, the Texans must make a tough decision on the 31-year-old receiver, who will be an unrestricted free agent, or go after Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel, or Tee Higgins.

Spotrac projects Diggs’ calculated market value at a one-year, $13.5 million deal. If that’s the going rate for Diggs, the Texans might sign up for that.

However, Houston is projected to have $4.6M in cap space, per OverTheCap, which means they should explore a trade for Cooper Kupp. The 31-year-old didn’t put up huge numbers with the Rams this season, posting 67 receptions (100 targets) for 710 yards and six touchdowns.

But Kupp’s connection with Nick Caley, the new offensive coordinator with the Texans, makes a trade appealing. Kupp has massive cap hits in 2025 ($29.7M) and 2026 ($27.3M), which must be reworked after a trade.

At the same time, the fit of Kupp when healthy, makes too much sense for the Texans as they can stick him in the slot with Nico Collins and Tank Dell lining up on the outside. Houston does not have much draft capital to work with, but it wouldn’t be shocking to see them part ways with a 2025 third-round pick and more to give C.J. Stroud another weapon in the passing game.