And then there were seven.

After interviewing 11 reported candidates, the Patriots lost a fourth coach in their offensive coordinator search on Tuesday.

Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson, who interviewed for the Patriots’ job among others, has informed teams he intends to remain in Houston, according to reports.

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Johnson is considered a rising star in the coaching ranks. In his first year with the Texans, he oversaw C.J. Stroud’s record-setting campaign as a rookie and helped guide a surprise playoff campaign, The 35-year-old had previous stops with the 49ers, Colts and Vikings following a seven-year playing career.

Johnsons follows ex-Seahawks offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, ex-Bengals quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher and ex-Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Robinson as candidates who have withdrawn from the Patriots’ search. He is the only one who did not take an offensive coordinator job elsewhere. Last week, Waldron reached terms with Chicago, while Pitcher received a promotion in Cincinnati and Robinson followed fellow ex-Rams assistant Raheem Morris to Atlanta, where Morris is now the head coach.

The Patriots’ remaining known candidates are ex-New England assistant and Rams tight ends coach Nick Caley, ex-Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, ex-Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, 49ers offensive pass game specialist Klint Kubiak, 49ers tight ends coach Brian Fleury, Lions pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand and Raiders pass game coordinator Scott Turner.

Of that group, Getsy, Kubiak, Turner and Brown are the only ex-coordinators. Getsky, Kubiak and Turner are the only ones with experience serving as NFL quarterbacks coaches, though Enstrand previously worked with quarterbacks at the University of San Diego. Kubiak and Turner are among the newest candidates in the search, per Sports Illustrated.

Caley and Getsy are the only candidates who have reportedly traveled to New England for in-person interviews.