The 2022 NFL draft is barely in the books, and the focus has now shifted to the 2023 draft.
Part of the reason the draft will continue to be relevant to Houston Texans fans through 2024 is the club has twin first-round picks. As a result, Houston either has at least four picks in the top-100 for the next two years, or general manager Nick Caserio has the draft capital to assemble packages to acquire blue-chip talent.
The Texans didn’t really address the defensive line in the 2022 draft — save for the fifth-round selection of Stanford defensive lineman Thomas Booker. Edge defenders such as Travon Walker, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and Jermaine Johnson were linked to Houston in mock drafts, but the Texans either passed on these players or never had a shot at them.
