Let me guess they going to make a big deal about this too just like the whole headset situation gthoh That’s my GM! In Caserio we trust
The Texans would manage to be one of the seven teams to skip Deon Sanders Jackson state pro day. Easterby is over the PR department also.
With their haul, my guess is we could be good trading buddies since they'll need someone up near the top to replace Hill.
https://theathletic.com/3205948/202...round-selection-five-fits-for-the-no-13-pick/ Spoiler We’ve looked at whom the Texans could select with the third overall pick in previous mock drafts, but who is an option at No. 13? The Athletic’s draft expert, Dane Brugler, presents five prospects for the Texans to consider. Beat writer Aaron Reiss then evaluates each prospect for need and fit. OT Trevor Penning, Northern Iowa Brugler: The Texans might address the offensive line at No. 3 overall with Alabama’s Evan Neal or NC State’s Ikem Ekwonu. But if they don’t, Penning could be in the crosshairs at No. 13. A certified ass-kicker, the Northern Iowa left tackle competes with a genuine ‘no mercy’ attitude to dominate the man across from him. He carries his weight extremely well for a 325-pounder and posted the fastest 10-yard and 20-yard splits among linemen at the Combine. Penning plays with the long arms and thunder bolts in his hands to win at contact, but he must improve his placement and timing to win in the leverage game. The sloppy tendencies and FCS background might keep him from going in the top-10, but his blend of size, length, fluidity, intelligence and power are an impressive combination. The Chargers found an All-Pro tackle with the No. 13 pick last year in Rashawn Slater. Penning isn’t as ready-made as Slater, but down the road, that is a realistic accolade for him as well. Reiss: I picked Penning 13th overall in The Athletic’s beat writer mock draft, which will be published soon. I like the idea of addressing pass rush first and betting on there being enough depth at tackle for one of the top players at the position — Neal, Ekwonu, Penning or Mississippi State’s Charles Cross — to be available at No. 13 overall. Plus, the Texans have enough draft capital to make a slight move up if there’s a run at the position and they feel they need to land one of those four players. At 6-foot-7, Penning probably isn’t a candidate to slide from tackle to guard, which teams sometimes ask young offensive linemen to do. If drafted by the Texans, Penning would likely play right tackle while Laremy Tunsil continues to man the left side following a contract restructure that marries him to the team for at least this season. This setup would require 2019 first-round pick Tytus Howard to continue playing guard, where he struggled last season, but that might not be a significant consideration for the Texans if Howard isn’t part of their long-term plans. We’ll have a clearer sense of that once the Texans decide whether to pick up Howard’s fully guaranteed fifth-year option for 2023. CB Trent McDuffie, Washington Brugler: I think Cincinnati’s Sauce Gardner would be the ideal target if the Texans want to upgrade at cornerback, but McDuffie isn’t a bad back-up plan if they wait until pick No. 13 to address the position. One of the smartest defensive back prospects I’ve ever evaluated, the Orange County native is a process-oriented thinker, which allows him to break down formations, route combinations and quarterback progressions to choke potential passing lanes. Is McDuffie undersized? Yeah, slightly. A hair under 5-foot-11 with sub-30 inch arms is not ideal. But he is an outstanding athlete with 4.4 speed and a vertical north of 40-inches, which matches the tape with his explosive click-and-close skills and balanced transitions to cover different types of route-runners. He anticipates well with the processing ability to sort through everything and communicate like an extra coach on the field. Basically, the type of cornerback that new Texans head coach Lovie Smith will love, even if McDuffie doesn’t reach certain size thresholds. Reiss: Smith said at the combine that the Texans will put “a big emphasis on ball skills” when evaluating corners. That could hurt McDuffie, who recorded just two interceptions and 10 passes defended in 28 college games. But picking him or another corner at 13th overall would address perhaps the Texans’ most glaring need outside of a long-term answer at quarterback. Following safety Justin Reid’s departure for Kansas City, the Texans have no building blocks in the secondary. Jimmy Moreland and Lonnie Johnson are the Texans’ only other defensive backs on rookie contracts, and the former played eight defensive snaps last season while the latter continued to be unreliable at both safety and corner. Edge George Karlaftis, Purdue Brugler: I expect pass rushers Aidan Hutchinson, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Travon Walker and Jermaine Johnson to all be gone in the top-12 picks, which leaves Karlaftis as the most realistic option if Houston wants to address the position at No. 13. The Greece native posted more tackles for loss (30.5) than games played (27) in college and routinely disrupted the backfield action with his relentless motor. He doesn’t have ideal length or athletic twitch, but he has NFL power and attack skills. His hands are not only physical and violent, but they’re also well-timed and strategic to break down the rhythm of blockers and affect the quarterback. Who already knows all this? Lovie Smith. He had to game plan against the Purdue pass rusher twice while head coach at Illinois – and Karlaftis notched a sack in each of those games. Reiss: Smith likes to rotate his pass rushers a lot. Even as the Texans’ top edge rusher for much of last season, Jacob Martin played over 75 percent of the defensive snaps in just three games. So although I mentioned a “pass rush first, pass protection later” approach above, I won’t fault the Texans if they go the opposite way. Especially if the strategy nets as productive a college player as Karlaftis. This approach would allow the Texans to potentially spend their higher pick on a position that plays every snap (offensive line) and their later pick on a more specialized skill (pass rush). While a first-round edge defender ideally plays on early downs, too, Karlaftis leaves more to be desired as a run defender, according to some scouting reports. Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State Brugler: Wilson to the Browns was a popular and realistic projection prior to the Deshaun Watson trade, but there is no reason why Wilson couldn’t still be the guy at No. 13 now that the pick is owned by Houston, especially if Brandin Cooks is moved or not in the long-term plans. In my opinion, Wilson is the best pass-catching prospect in the draft because he gets open before and after the catch and makes the playbook come alive. For a player who doesn’t have great size, Wilson plays much bigger than he looks with elite body control to make plays over defensive backs. A Division-I basketball recruit out of high school, he credits basketball for developing the route athleticism and fluidity in-and-out of his breaks that make him a true three-level threat on the football field. Wilson is an Austin native, and bringing him back to Texas would be an immediate boost to quarterback Davis Mills’ development. Reiss: Cooks’ contract is set to void after this season, at which point he’ll be 29. Caserio has said the way Cooks carries himself should be a model for younger players, which could motivate the Texans to keep him around, but the receiver’s age suggests he’s nearing the end of his prime. With little help around him in 2021, Cooks recorded another 1,000-yard season but averaged a career-worst 7.7 yards per target. Rookie Nico Collins finished second on the team in receptions (33) and receiving yards (446). This offense needs more weapons to help Mills in 2022, and if he doesn’t cut it, picking Wilson would still help put the Texans’ next starting quarterback in a better position to success. DL Jordan Davis, Georgia Brugler: How many humans are on this Earth are 6-6 and 340 pounds and can run a 4.7 40-yard dash? If anyone knows, please let me know. I know of at least one, and he will be a top-20 draft pick in a few weeks. Is Davis an established pass rush threat? No, and that is a legitimate reason to be skeptical of him this early in the draft. But his size, strength, and athleticism are such a rare mix that you draft him to find out. Davis is a hard-to-move space-eater who can reestablish the line of scrimmage and quickly find the ball carrier. I still have major questions about Davis being able to sustain his energy and effectiveness when the snap count increases, but even on his bad days, he was a dominant run defender in the SEC, which would be a welcome addition to the Texans’ defensive front. Reiss: Count me among those hesitant to take Davis this early. The lack of pass rushing production is mildly concerning, but questions about how he’ll sustain his effectiveness as his snap counts increase are what really give me pause. Selecting this sort of player at this slot feels like a luxury for a team with as many holes as the Texans. Houston doesn’t possess a player with Davis’ upside along the interior of the defensive line, but the team did just re-sign starter Maliek Collins to a reasonable two-year deal, and 2021 sixth-round pick Roy Lopez has so far been the pleasant surprise of his draft class. I’d rather use this pick to address a more pressing need at a more premium position.
Hamilton, Johnson, Green, Walker III and McBride would literally be the perfect draft in terms of hitting positional need.
No one knew what the Texans were going to do in the 2021 draft and many criticized. It worked. I won’t even try to predict what or who I want. Nicky C, ball is in your court. If I had to make prediction though… 1st round - OL, WR 2nd round - OL, Edge or RB 3rd round - QB and RB 4th and on - I don’t know lol I kind of hope we trade the 13th back and get more picks. Need more shots in the dark.
You don't have to go Pro Days to scout players. You cannot be at every school's pro day. That's why they also do Regional combines.
They have more than 1 scout and the pro days are not all on same day. The schedules come out way in advance and they could have some kind of representation there. Not a good look with all the issues at hand.
