Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Placed on IR due to knee injury
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The Texans placed Quitoriano (knee) on injured reserve Thursday.
Quitoriano may have picked up the injury during the Texans' Week 12 loss to the Titans this past Sunday. By being placed on injured reserve, Quitoriano will be forced to miss at least the next four regular-season games, making Week 18 against Tennessee on Sunday, Jan. 5 the earliest he could be activated off IR. Dalton Schultz and Cade Stover are the two healthy tight ends on the 53-man roster, so the Texans could elevate Irv Smith from the practice squad for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Goes without target in Week 11
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Quitoriano played 19 of the Texans' 64 snaps on offense and went without a target in Monday's 34-10 win over the Cowboys.
Since being signed off the Bears' practice squad in October, Quitoriano has been active for each of the Texans' ensuing six games. However, despite logging at least nine snaps on offense in all six of those contests, he's yet to draw a target. He'll continue to operate mainly as a blocker when he takes the field.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Untargeted in win
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Quitoriano was not targeted over nine snaps in Sunday's 41-21 win over New England in Week 6.
The 2022 fifth-round pick by Houston rejoined the Texans off the Bears' practice squad last week. He's not expected to see much activity in terms of targets, but the organization likes Quitoriano's blocking technique and considers him an extra offensive lineman.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Back with Houston
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The Texans signed Quitoriano off the Bears' practice squad Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Quitoriano was a fifth-round pick by the Texans in 2022 and spent the previous two seasons with the team before being waived/injured and eventually cut just ahead of Week 1 last month. He spent roughly two weeks in Chicago and is now headed back to Houston, where he caught nine passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns on 14 targets across 16 regular-season games with the Texans. Quitoriano will slide in behind Dalton Schultz and Cade Stover on the depth chart after Brevin Jordan (knee, IR) suffered a season-ending torn ACL in Week 2.
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Teagan Quitoriano: Gets cut loose
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Quitoriano (calf) was waived with an injury settlement Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Quitoriano was set to spend the entirety of the 2024 campaign on IR, but this settlement will allow him to play this season, once he can prove himself healthy and he finds a franchise to sign with.
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Teagan Quitoriano: Waived/injured by Houston
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The Texans waived Quitoriano (calf) with an injury designation Tuesday.
Quitoriano played in just seven regular-season games for the Texans in 2023 before finishing the year on injured reserve due to groin and oblique injuries. The 2022 fifth-round pick underwent surgeries for both injuries and entered training camp healthy, but he strained his calf in the Hall of Fame Game game against the Bears, which kept him out of the Texans' final three preseason games. Quitoriano will revert to Houston's injured reserve if he clears waivers, which will force him to sit for all of 2024 unless an injury settlement is reached.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Suffers strained calf
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Quitoriano is expected to miss at least a few weeks after sustaining a strained calf during Thursday's preseason game against the Bears, Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 Houston reports.
There was immediate concern about the nature and severity of the injury, but it appears Quitoriano avoided a serious injury. The time missed is expected to lead to more opportunities for rookie Cade Stover, who could emerge as the third tight end behind Dalton Schultz and Brevin Jordan.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Injured in Hall of Fame Game
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Quitoriano suffered a lower-body injury during Thursday's preseason Hall of Fame Game against the Bears, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Quitoriano performed well prior to getting hurt, catching two passes for 21 yards and a touchdown. The tight end was injured in the first half and had to be carted off the field, so there's a possibility he suffered a serious injury. Quitoriano has been competing for a roster spot during training camp among a tight-end room that also includes Dalton Schultz, Brevin Jordan and rookie fourth-round pick Cade Stover.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Moved to IR
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The Texans placed Quitoriano (groin) on injured reserve Tuesday.
Quitoriano, who sustained the injury in Sunday's 15-13 loss to the Panthers, will now have to sit out for at least the next four games and will be eligible to return against the Broncos on Dec. 3. In a corresponding move, the Texans signed tight end Eric Saubert off the Cowboys' practice squad.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Likely to land on IR
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The Texans are expected to place Quitoriano on injured reserve after he suffered a groin injury in Sunday's 15-13 loss to the Panthers, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Quitoriano has split his snaps this season between special teams and on offense as a depth tight end behind Dalton Schultz. With Quitoriano expected to miss time to recover from his groin injury and Brevin Jordan (foot) also set to sit out with a plantar fasciitis issue, the Texans could look to add a tight end to their active roster prior to their Week 9 game against the Buccaneers.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Untargeted in win
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Quitoriano was not targeted in Sunday's 30-6 win over the Steelers in Week 4.
Quitoriano went untargeted for the second time in four weeks but remains the No. 2 tight end ahead of Brevin Jordan, who is considered a better receiving threat.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Targeted once in win
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Quitoriano did not catch his lone target in Sunday's 37-17 win over the Jaguars in Week 3.
Quitoriano was targeted in the first quarter, the second time quarterback C.J. Stroud has looked to the tight end, who caught his other target in Week 1 for 11 yards. He's mainly around to block and has seen the second-most playing time among the tight end group behind Dalton Schultz and ahead of Brevin Jordan. As the better blocker, Quitoriano figures to outplay Jordan most weeks, but if game situations call for a receiver, that would be Jordan, who scored a touchdown Sunday.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Makes preseason debut
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Quitoriano caught one of three targets for 14 yards in Saturday's 28-3 preseason loss to Miami.
Quitoriano made his preseason debut after being removed from the active/PUP list last week. All of his target activity came in the fourth quarter Saturday, which suggests a minor role for the tight end, but Quitoriano was used in a goal-line package on Hosuton's opening possession. He was also on the field during the team's second possession, which led to a field goal. Brevin Jordan's continued absence due to a hamstring injury opens the door for Quitoriano to become the primary backup to Dalton Schultz.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Placed on active/PUP list
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The Texans placed Quitoriano (undisclosed) on the active/PUP list Tuesday.
A 2022 fifth-round pick out of Oregon State, Quitoriano appeared in nine games as a rookie and caught seven of 14 targets for 113 yards and two touchdowns. The severity of the 6-foot-6 tight end's injury remains unclear, but he's eligible to practice and/or play at any point during the preseason. When healthy, Quitoriano will compete with Brevin Jordan for backup snaps behind Dalton Schultz.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Opens eyes in finale
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Quitoriano caught three of four targets for 83 yards in Sunday's 32-31 win over the Colts in Week 18.
Quitoriano used the last game of his rookie season to flash some of his athletic potential. Used primarily as a blocking tight end since being activated off injured reserve Week 9, the 2022 fifth-round pick broke out with two catches of more than 20 yards (22 and 52). The Texans have soured on Brevin Jordan, and the tight end position is wide open next season. However, Houston fired head coach Lovie Smith, so there will be a new coaching regime in place and anything is possible in 2023.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Not involved in practice
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Quitoriano (knee/quadriceps) was spotted working off to the side during the open portion of Thursday's session and is expected to be listed as a non-participant on the Texans' second Week 17 practice report, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Though the rookie tight end avoided any structural damage after exiting early in the Texans' Week 16 win over the Titans, he hyperextended his right knee and bruised his quadriceps. The Texans are considering Quitoriano day-to-day with his pair of injuries, but after failing to practice in any fashion so far this week, he'll need to log some on-field activity Friday to have a legitimate chance at suiting up Sunday against Jacksonville.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Non-participant on estimated report
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Quitoriano (knee) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's estimated injury report.
An MRI on Monday revealed Quitoriano hyperextended his right knee and bruised his quadriceps following an early exit from last week's loss to the Titans. While the rookie tight end avoided structural damage, he may be sidelined for at least one contest. However, he'll have two more opportunities to practice before the Texans need to make a decision on his status for Sunday's matchup against Jacksonville.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Won't return Saturday
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Quitoriano (knee) has been downgraded to out and won't return to Saturday's game against the Titans.
With O.J. Howard a healthy inactive for the Week 16 contest, the Texans will have to get by with Jordan Akins and Brevin Jordan at tight end for the rest of the day. Quitoriano failed to haul in his lone target before departing the game.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Finds paydirt
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Quitoriano caught one of two targets for eight yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 30-24 overtime loss to Kansas City.
Quitoriano, who made his fourth straight start at tight end, caught his second touchdown of the season. He missed the first seven games with a knee injury but has seen his playing time increase since being activated for Week 9. Quitoriano has been Houston's tight end leader in snaps the last five weeks. It hasn't translated into much production -- eight targets, three catches, 28 yards -- but the rookie fifth-round pick figures to maintain his starting role over the final three games.
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Texans' Teagan Quitoriano: Collects two catches in loss
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Quitoriano caught both his targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 30-15 loss to the Dolphins.
Quitoriano led Houston's tight ends in snaps for a second consecutive game, establishing himself as the starter. Jordan Akins is the one with the most fantasy potential, but Quitoriano is the more trusted blocker on a team that wants to run more than pass. It's conceivable the Texans re-introduce Brevin Jordan -- inactive for three straight weeks -- at some point, but that playing time would likely come at the expense of O.J. Howard.
