As an OSU fan, I saw a ton of Jackson. He's a road grader at guard and holds up well in pass sets. He is legit largely responsible for the Bucks winning a national title when he slid over to LT after Simmons went down during the first Oregon game. That includes lining up across from Abdul Carter right after the swap and other than allowing one sack more than held his own in the matchup. I'd slot him at guard in the NFL, but he's a true tweener that CAN fill in at OT if needed.
I want Jackson and Ersery at 1 and 2. Thereafter WR/DT in the 3rd. I'd also like to grab a gem of a WR in the 7th. If we get two rookie OL that make an immediate impact this Houston Texans team should be good enough to vie for a Super Bowl.
It should be noted that his matchup against Abdul Carter was his first ever at LT. Jackson can play T in a pinch but he's best at G.
In his last 5 games of the season against Michigan, Tennessee, Oregon, Texas, and Notre Dame, Jackson committed ZERO penalties, gave up ZERO sacks, and only two pressures. He's extremely tested and elite. He's the safest OL pick in the draft. He's a no-brainer at 25.
Here is PFN'S assessment of our OL after the Tunsil trade. They rank our OL LAST in the league. 32) Houston Texans Regular-Season Grade: 55.6 (F) It wasn’t a great season for the Houston Texans’ offense, and the OL’s play is a big reason why. There weren’t any truly disastrous games, but Houston had seven games graded as a D+ or worse and 11 with a C- or worse. It’s hard to perform well consistently on offense with that level of line play. C.J. Stroud’s propensity to hold the ball for a long time didn’t help (3.00-second time to throw), but a 10.7% sack rate in the face of the blitz (27th) cannot be excused on that, given he ranks 17th in time to throw against the blitz. Houston allows a 35.2% pressure rate (25th) against four or fewer pass rushers, but that is likely heavily related to Stroud holding the ball (28th in time to throw). This line also struggled with the run game. They ranked 31st in RBYBC/rush (0.58) and RBWR. That makes some of Joe Mixon’s performances this season even more impressive than they first looked. Trading Laremy Tunsil to the Commanders only serves to hurt this line further. The Texans now need to make improvements right across the line, starting with adding a left tackle they can trust to protect Stroud’s blindside. Without significant investment, this could be the worst line in the NFL. The Texans then traded Kenyon Green to the Philadelphia Eagles, leaving their line looking incredibly short. The arrival of Ed Ingram is an improvement on some of those losses, but this line is at least a left tackle away from getting off the bottom of this list, if not more.
I don't know when this report was generated, but it appears to have been prepared before Cam Robinson was signed. And Cam is the star of the FA signings during the FA period. While posted today, it was obviously an old report.
This is an interesting draft with trades where I get numerous intriguing players I want and pick up a couple of 2026 3rds (though one is a swap for a 4th) 25.Tyler Booker OG Alabama 60.Jonah Savaiinaea OG Arizona 79.Jack Bech WR TCU 130.Jordan Phillips DT Maryland 166.Jack Nelson OT Wisconsin 184.Jaydon Blue RB Texas 236.Jalin Conyers TE Texas Tech 241.LaJohntay Wester WR Colorado 2026 DET 3rd 2026 NO 3rd
We didnt do enough to address our oline. How is our oline better than last year? Fisher is going to be better than Tunsil? We're really rolling with Cam Robinson as our starting LT?
LOL. Drafting a bunch of Olinemen wasn't going to fix the OL issues. They have Oline talent. The problem was SCHEME and coaching. Texans took what they felt is the best players available for what they do. They needed weapons for CJ. Got them. They got another OL guy. They got another slot CB...Pitre insurance. They were NEVER going to just throw bodies at the OL issues.
Delusional. What talent ? Tomlinson, Cam and Trent brown? Thats the talent you're bragging about? Seriously?
