Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The third of a three-part series. We finally get to the end of the draft series the week of the draft. A large part of this process is a way to help manage all of our expectations. Sometimes we expect way too much. It’s really about shiny examples of stars found in every round of the draft. Tom Brady, Jason Kelce, and Stefon Diggs are not the norm. The question is what is reasonable to expect given the industry standard. In order to do that, we are taking the entire NFL and the drafts between 2010 and 2019. We stopped there because we wanted to give everyone at least ..read more

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The Houston Texans begin their draft with Round 2 on Friday. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Houston Texans fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey ..read more

Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Houston Texans News NFL 2024 uniform reveal: Houston Texans to debut 4 new uniforms for upcoming football season at 713 Music Hall on April 23 (ABC 13 Houston) Texans unveil new H logo on alternate helmets (NBC Sports) Texans sign Browns LB Jacob Phillips to one-year deal (Texans Wire) NFL free agency: Another Browns linebacker departs, signs with Texans (Dawgs By Nature) NFL News Jets trading QB Wilson to Broncos, source says (ESP ..read more

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports The Houston Texans are debuting a new look ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Houston Texans are undergoing a major uniform change for the first time since the franchise’s inception in 2002. After years of designing and fan input, the Texans have put together a collection of uniforms that they hope will impress Houston. A new look in Houston #HTownMade pic.twitter.com/3dnAUl60YX — Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 23, 2024 The colors remain the same: Liberty White, Deep Steel Blue and Battle Red. The biggest change comes with the second blue alternate jerse ..read more

Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images Hold up wait a minute, y’all thought Caserio was finished? Meek Mill may not be in the Big Three of rappers, but his hit song Dreams and Nightmares is an all time hype up song that was the anthem of 2019. I wrote this same column in 2022 heading into the draft coverage and thought I could bring this back again as we approach the phase of the pre-draft process that’s all smoke and mirrors. Logistically, nothing will change from now until the draft, unless you’re T’Vondre Sweat at this point.... Jokes aside, Houston is in a good place compared to this time las ..read more

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Buckle up Buttercup, the show’s about to start That’s right! Today is NFL Draft Monday. Not a holiday - yet - but might as well be. In fact, the great state of Texas should proclaim this entire week a holiday. After all the excitement of last year’s draft, Nick Caserio and Demeco Ryans have set the bar pretty high. What will happen this week? Major trades? Unexpected rookie slides? Future Hall of Fame players hearing their name called? All that is likely to occur. 2024 NFL Draft Info: FoxSports.com When is the 2024 NFL Draft? The 2024 NFL Draft is scheduled ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Part two of a three part series. Criminal experts will tell you that eyewitness testimony is unreliable. Simply put, we remember what we want to remember and forget what we want to forget. This is why we get the whole “back in my day...” business so much. We swore we would never do it and then we find ourselves doing it. The obvious fact is that any rigorous analysis cannot rely on memory or eyewitness testimony alone. We must have hard data to back everything up. We began this journey by looking at Nick Caserio drafts as Houston Texans GM. That’s obviously a very na ..read more

Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images QB1 appears set, but the future for the QB2/3 spots... With the draft just a week away, the Texans find themselves in a somewhat enviable position. They have confidence that they have all of the big positions locked up, like franchise QB, top pass rusher, Left Tackle, receiving talent at WR and TE, and while they are not teaming with All-Pros at EVERY position, they would appear to have done enough between previous draft picks and current free agency to at least mitigate any perceived weaknesses. At this point, what exactly does that leave for Houston to do ..read more

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Texans defense is top heavy and the “depth” chart is kiddy pool deep Part Two of our pre-draft recon of the depth chart. Last week we reviewed the offense’s depth chart and discovered a significant need for depth at the tackle position. This week, we deep dive into the defense - a defense with as many new faces as familiar ones. Nick Caserio has done a fairly good job at filling in holes across the defense. He’s added top end talent at premium positions while taking several rolls of the dice on the secondary. Any mock draft prognosticator or draft analyst knows ..read more

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Joe Mixon, Danielle Hunter or Stefon Diggs? Houston Texans head coach Demeco Ryans said “I need some play makers” and general manager Nick Caserio listened. Over the course of a few short months, the Texans have added pro bowlers Joe Mixon, Danielle Hunter and Stefon Diggs. Each is arguably a prime example of top talent at their respective positions. The Texans are the first team to acquire players that recorded these stats in the previous season: 100+ catches (Stefon Diggs) 1000+ rush yards (Joe Mixon) 10+ sacks (Danielle Hunter) pic.twitter.com/wgZrcG3 ..read more