The Houston Texans demonstrated throughout the draft a commitment to second-year quarterback Davis Mills with the selections they made — and those they didn’t make.
According to Ian Hartitz from Pro Football Focus, Mills was one of the veterans he listed as having “won” the 2022 NFL draft.
Mills managed to put together four top-12 weekly finishes as a rookie. That was more than any first-year quarterback other than Mac Jones (5), who was the only rookie at the position definitively better than Mills in 2022. Of course, it would have made sense if the tanking Texans moved on from their 2021 third-round pick in pursuit of a truly special talent under center, but that wasn’t the case. Mills remains the clear-cut QB1 in an offense that added two potentially solid contributors in wide receiver John Metchie III and running back Dameon Pierce. Obviously, Mills won’t be drafted in standard one-QB re-draft leagues, but he’s on the QB2 borderline and projected to start 17 games. That’s not too shabby for the 2021 NFL Draft’s No. 67 overall pick.
