Scruggs has been impressive at the Texans' organized team activities, Aaron Wilson of click2houston.com reports.
A hamstring injury led to a slow start for Scruggs' rookie campaign in 2023, but he ultimately shook it off in the latter half of the season. The Penn State product and second-round draft pick started six of the final seven games as a replacement at left guard. He has reportedly made noticeable improvements in the weight room this offseason and is visibly bigger, stronger and more mobile. Although he filled in at guard last year, Scruggs projects to start at center entering the upcoming season.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Active Sunday
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Scruggs (hamstring) will make his season debut Sunday after being listed as questionable following his activation from injured reserve Saturday.
The rookie center participated fully in all three practices leading up to Sunday's matchup with the Jaguars. The second-round pick was placed on IR with a leg injury Aug. 31. Scruggs is listed as the Texans' backup center behind Michael Deiter.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Designated to return
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The Texans designated Scruggs (hamstring) to return from injured reserve Wednesday.
Scruggs suffered a hamstring injury during the team's preseason final and has been on injured reserve since then. The 23-year-old returned to practice Wednesday, and the Texans will now have 21 days to officially activate him.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Moved to IR
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The Texans placed Scruggs (leg) on injured reserve Thursday.
Scruggs sustained a leg injury in Sunday's preseason game against the Saints. The 2023 second-round pick out of Penn State will now be forced to sit out for the first four games of the season.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Moves up depth chart
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Scruggs replaced Scott Quessenberry (knee) during Thursday's practice session, Deepi Sidhu of the Texans' official site reports.
Quessenberry went down with a knee injury, which was later learned to be a torn ACL and MCL. That means Scruggs, the second-round selection out of Penn State in 2023 NFL Draft, moves to the top of the center depth chart. Houston poured a lot offseason dollars into its offensive line, which will now operate with a rookie at center.
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Texans' Juice Scruggs: Beefs up Houston interior line
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The Texans selected Scruggs in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 62nd overall.
Scruggs (6-foot-3, 301 pounds) is expected to line up at center, where he already demonstrated a standout skill set at Penn State, but he should be able to play well from the guard spots too. Though a bit light, Scruggs has excellent reach on the interior (33 and 1/4-inch arms) and showed above-average athleticism with a 5.22-second 40 and especially his 32-inch vertical jump.
