Battle Red Blog on Marlin Klein

ArticleHouston Texans Rosterology 2.0: predicting the 2026 53-man roster
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Between the intense competition at tight end and his lingering hamstring injury, it has not been a smooth start for Klein... He is one to watch early to examine what tier of players he's grouped with in training camp to determine his standing on the roster.

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Klein's hamstring injury and tight end competition make him the biggest faller on Texans roster.

Klein is named the biggest faller on the 2026 Texans roster, the first rookie in nine years of this article series to receive that designation (even Kenyon Green did not in 2022). The source cites intense competition at tight end and a lingering hamstring injury as reasons for the negative offseason narrative. Klein faces an uphill battle to not only find a role but make the roster entirely, with both Cade Stover and Brevin Jordan entering healthy and ready to compete.

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