The 2023 NFL draft may be a year away, but the possibilities for the Houston Texans are still too tempting to ignore.
With the Texans possessing two first-round picks thanks to their trade with the Cleveland Browns earlier in the offseason, Houston will have a chance to add to their firepower or put the final touches on the rebuild. Either way, the draft represents another positive step for Houston to get back to contender status in the AFC.
According to Cody Benjamin from CBS Sports, the Texans are awful for the third straight year and their proprietary first-round selection lands in the top-3 — this time at No. 1 overall. No doubt if the Texans are picking to kickoff the draft, it means the Davis Mills experiment blew up in their faces, and now they have to take a quarterback. Enter Will Levis from Kentucky.
Levis feels like a quarterback who can eventually be the No. 1 overall pick. He’s big, chiseled, has a rocket for an arm and can scramble. The Texans will probably be in the quarterback market in a big way next offseason.
The last time a Kentucky quarterback went No. 1 overall was in 1999 when the Browns selected Tim Couch. Houston sports fans would be hopeful Levis could have a better career with his original draft team than Couch had.
Houston uses their second selection via Cleveland to address the defensive line with Notre Dame edge defender Isaiah Foskey.
Foskey stood out on Notre Dame’s defense in 2021. He’s in for a big 2022 and has first-round traits and polish.
The Texans get a quarterback and also a defensive lineman who can get after opposing signal callers.
The draft in Kansas City still feels like a lifetime away, but the Texans’ scouting department will get back to work in June to determine who are the best prospects to help Houston get over the hump.
