Well, let's at least wait and see if it's somebody we would take anyway. NFL Network speculating it could be for Melvin Gordon.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texans were never interested in DeVante Parker.</p>— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/McClain_on_NFL/status/593953855659872256">May 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Thought Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon would be in play for the <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#Texans">#Texans</a> next, but didn't expect Dupree to be available. <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#HOUpick">#HOUpick</a></p>— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) <a href="https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/593953810734829568" data-datetime="2015-05-01T01:43:18+00:00">May 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
To prevent another team behind them from trading up in front of them? Basically, the same reasons why the Texans should've traded back into the first to take Bridgewater last year.