I'm noticing some big changes in the top 100 boards for offensive linemen. Perhaps the biggest jump has been by OT/OG Ikem Ekwonu who on most boards is now in the top 10, and on a few boards has jumped ahead of Evan Neal.
Also moving into the top 10 on many boards is OT Charles Cross.
Kenyon Green this past year had playing time all across the offensive line, and as a result his game grades suffered a little bit. On the boards he's slipped into the third quarter of the 1st round.
Darian Kinnard has also slipped a little to the bottom half of the 2nd round, although I'm still seeing him at the top of the 2nd round on a few boards
OT Nichoolas Petit-Frere, OT/OG Zion Johnson, OT Bernhard Raimann, OT Trevor Penning and OT Daniel Faalele are all OL'men which have moved into the 2nd round on many boards.
I'm thinking this could work in the Texans favor, allowing Caserio to trade down maybe multiple times, while still picking up Kenyon Green later in the round. If we could pick up a high second for our #1/3 pick, we could use our own second round pick on a defensive player, while still picking up Kinnard with the other pick. Or we could use one of the twos to trade down again.
I haven't moved from my position of drafting offensive line in the first two rounds, and updating my profiles today, I'm still liking Green and Kinnard.
One thing that has changed in my thinking, most of the OC's are undersized for a power run game or inside ZBS. The highest rated OC with size is ranked about #4 for the position. This is Arizona's Dohnovan West, 6'-3" and 315 lbs. His profile reads that he has "impressive movement ability", "can get out and pull and gets to the second level" and finally " holds up well in both the run game and passing game".
With the inside ZBS, OC's help out the guards with chip blocks but then pull out to the second level on the LB's.
West may be available in the 6th round.
It looks like RB's are dropping. One updated board had no RB ranked in the 1st round and only 1 RB ranked in the 2nd round. Another board had 1 RB ranked in the 1st round and 3 ranked in the 2nd round.
The Texans will have the opportunity to take a RB in the 3rd or 4th rounds.
WR's will be hot in the 1st round. Two boards each had 6 being ranked in the 1st; but then tail off in the 2nd. Both boards had only 3 WR's ranked in the 2nd.
So for the 3rd round the Texans could go for skill positions; or this could be the round to go defensive.