Does anybody know what the Houston Texans will do after they’re on the clock with their first-round choose subsequent month? Sitting at No. 25 general, it’s laborious to gauge which prospects will nonetheless be on the board value taking and betting on the potential.
It is much more tough to foretell whether or not common supervisor Nick Caserio and head coach DeMeco will goal a large receiver, left deal with, inside offensive lineman, or a special place. Houston additionally is called one of many extra aggressive groups to commerce down and land extra draft capital to make sure it could possibly transfer round to land its expertise.
Former Jets common supervisor Mike Tannenbaum launched a brand new mock draft on Tuesday the place he performs GM for each staff in Spherical 1. Reasonably than selecting what he believes will occur, he made picks primarily based on what he would do because the staff’s GM.
For the Texans, the selection didn’t appear all that arduous, given how the board panned out. With a necessity long-term at left deal with and a Houston product sitting at No. 25, Tannebaum has the Texans choosing Texas offensive deal with Kelvin Banks Jr., a polarizing prospect who could possibly be chosen anyplace from the center of a prime 15 to late Spherical 1 possibility for groups trying to improve the offensive line.
“I simply could not get previous the truth that Stroud wants time to really throw to his receivers, whoever they may find yourself being,” Tannebaum wrote. “He took 52 sacks final season (second most within the NFL) after which Houston unexpectedly traded away its greatest offensive lineman in Laremy Tunsil. Though the staff signed Cam Robinson, drafting Banks can be nice for this unit. He allowed three complete sacks over 42 profession begins.”
Consistency has been key to Banks’ potential. The previous All-Huge 12 and All-SEC deal with was a staple in serving to the Longhorns attain back-to-back Faculty Soccer Playoff appearances and convention title bouts. He is an distinctive run block however thrived because the SEC’s prime cross protector for Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning.
Very similar to Tunsil popping out of Ole Miss in 2016, including Banks would give Houston at guard for one season to stabilize the trenches. After that, Banks can shift to the skin as the longer term potential Professional Bowl left deal with preserving Stroud upright underneath his new mega contract.
Choosing Banks at No. 25 would drive the Texans to cross on a possible receiver like Texas’ Matthew Golden or Ohio State’s Emeka Egbuka, however with the arrival of Christian Kirk, secondary receiver play can wait till choose No. 58. It additionally would permit the Texans to make sure long-term they had been constructed to win at left deal with, which stays a top-three want for all groups every offseason.
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