Texans' 53-man roster projection

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ARLINGTON - As the Texans prepare for their preseason finale Thursday night against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, roster cuts loom for several players currently on the defending AFC South champions' roster.

The Texans have until Saturday at 3 p.m. to get down to the NFL roster limit of 53 players.

Their transactions are expected to include activating star defensive end J.J. Watt from the physically unable to perform list as he's made a speedy recovery from back surgery to repair a herniated disk in late July.

Click through the gallery above for a position-by-position look at how the Texans' 53-man roster may look by this weekend.