Houston Texans sign CB Collin Wright

Collin Wright's three-year, $3.1M deal with the Houston Texans earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI), landing in fair-deal territory for a depth signing that carries minimal financial risk but equally modest upside. At a $1.03M AAV, this is textbook roster-filler pricing — the kind of contract you hand a cornerback competing for a practice squad elevation or a fourth or fifth spot in the rotation, not someone you're counting on to win starter reps. Without available production data to lean on, Wright profiles as a replacement-level to below-average contributor at this stage of his career, which is exactly the tier of player you'd expect attached to a sub-$1.1M annual number. The three-year length is the one structural wrinkle worth noting — locking in any player at this level for multiple seasons creates a minor roster-management consideration, though the negligible total value of $3.1M means Houston can absorb a cut without meaningful cap consequence. The absence of disclosed guaranteed money is telling; it signals the Texans retain full flexibility to move on if Wright doesn't distinguish himself through camp or the preseason. For a 12-5 club sitting as the #5 seed in the AFC, this is the right type of low-cost depth addition — not a move that meaningfully upgrades the secondary, but one that keeps the CVI from dipping lower by avoiding overpayment on a player with an unproven track record.