Brandon Dunn

Dunn played a career-high 451 snaps in 2020 before a fractured hip ended his year. His recovery went well – he noted in July that his hip was back at 100% – but the Texans evidently decided to go in another direction. Still just 28 years old, the veteran defensive lineman will now have to look for a new team.

Dunn played only 12 healthy games in 2020 before fracturing his hip in Week 14. Dunn set a career high in snaps played with 451, but while he played a lot, he did not play particularly well. Dunn was PFF's 207th graded interior defensive lineman out of the 217 who played a snap. Dunn is entering the second year of a three-year contract. Next year the soon to be 29 year-old will save the fully rebuilding Texans $3.75 million if released.

Signed to a new three-year deal in the offseason, Dunn started all 13 games and played 50% of the Texans' snaps this season before leaving on a cart in Week 14 against the Bears. He was re-signed to help replace NT D.J. Reader, who left for the Bengals in free agency.

Dunn has been a reliable rotational piece and has played in 46 of 48 games for Houston over the last three years. The 27-year-old totaled 25 tackles and had his first career sack in 2019.