2024_Houston_Roughnecks_season

2024 Houston Roughnecks season

2024 Houston Roughnecks season

American professional football season


The 2024 Houston Roughnecks season will be the third season of Houston Roughnecks (2024), an American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team's first season in the United Football League (UFL) after a merger in the offseason between the USFL and the XFL. Under the terms of the agreement, the team consists of the roster and coaching staff of the former USFL's two-season-old Houston Gamblers franchise, taking over the Roughnecks branding and home city previously used by the XFL team with the same name.

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Renovations that began on the Roughnecks' home stadium in 2020 and 2023, TDECU Stadium, following the end of the 2023 University of Houston Cougars football season rendered that stadium unavailable for use for the 2024 season, while the Gamblers had never played in Houston, instead sharing stadiums with their rivals the Birmingham Stallions and Memphis Showboats under the USFL's hub model. The XFL stated that the Roughnecks would remain in Houston during the renovations, potentially at another stadium in the city.[1] Rice Stadium, which hosted games in the USFL's predecessor The Spring League in 2021, and Shell Energy Stadium, home of the Houston Dynamo soccer team, were among the venues the league contacted about hosting the Roughnecks.[2] On February 1, 2024, the league announced that home games would be hosted at Rice Stadium.[3]

Current roster

2024 Houston Roughnecks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 18 Emmanuel Butler
  •  3 Keke Chism
  • 16 Cyril Grayson
  • 11 Justin Hall
  • 12 Brian Hightower
  •  1 Anthony Ratliff-Williams
  • 81 Reggie Roberson Jr.

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 79 Isaiah Battle T
  • 72 Cam Carter T
  • 74 Avery Gennesy G
  • 75 Shamarious Gilmore G
  • 76 Brandon Haskin T
  • 78 Braylon Jones G
  • 65 Jack Kramer C
  • 77 Justin Redd G

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 20 Jamari Brown SS
  • 29 Corn Elder CB
  • 25 Mister Harriel FS
  •  4 Jimmy Moreland CB
  • 27 Jai Nunn-Liddell CB
  •  9 Colby Richardson CB
  • 31 Markel Roby FS
  • 38 Donald Rutledge Jr. SS
  • 24 Kiondre Thomas CB
  • 21 Rashad Torrence II SS

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics
50 active, 6 inactive

Signees to the NFL

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Schedule

All times Central

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Memphis Showboats

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Week 1: Memphis Showboats at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

Standings

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Staff

The 2024 coaching staff was announced on February 21, 2024.[8]

Houston Roughnecks staff
Front office
Head coach

Head coach – Curtis Johnson

Offensive coaches
  • Special Teams/Running Backs – Garret Chachere
  • Offensive Line – Bob Connelly
  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Eric Price
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Line – Kwahn Drake
  • Defensive Backs – Brett Maxie
  • Assistant Secondary – Zach Shagi
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Chris Wilson
Team operations
  • Quality Control – Jordan Higgins

References

  1. Mitchell, Mike (2024-01-04). "UFL President Reveals League's Future Plans, Schedule, Vision". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. Zuvanich, Adam (2024-02-02). "Houston Roughnecks of United Football League to play home games at Rice Stadium". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. "Bucs add two players, cut two players after rookie minicamp". bucswire.usatoday.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. "Saints to sign Jack Heflin". profootballtalk.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. "2024 Houston Roughnecks Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. Guillermo, Matt (February 5, 2024). "Houston Roughnecks kick off their UFL era on March 31, play 9 weeks of games thereafter". KTRK-TV. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  7. "UFL announces 2024 coaching staffs for all eight teams". Fox Sports. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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