The Houston Texans have slowly brought Lonnie Johnson Jr. along in his rookie season after playing two seasons of his collegiate football with the Kentucky Wildcats in the SEC. Johnson was forced to see playing time early with Aaron Colvin being axed after the season opener loss against the New Orleans Saints and Bradley Roby’s hamstring injury sidelining him for five games.
Johnson started in seven games this season with Houston going 5-2 in that stint but the Texans were still struggling with their cornerback depth coming into the season. They added Gareon Conley via trade from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a 2020 third-rounder and claimed Vernon Hargreaves after he was waived from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.