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badboy said:
Isaac TeSlaa, Jaylin Noel, Isaiah Bond, Chimera Dike may all be there; and as much as we like Kyle Williams, some have him available in round three also.
We often are not specific in mentioning the 2026 picks we got from the Commander trade. Nick has an extra round two and round four to utilize if he chooses that do not impact our own 2026 .
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Bond done got himself caught up in some skit. Sexual assault charges, so yes he’ll be there. And he might not get drafted at all.
 
mws said:
G: Tremayne Anchrum Jr. -- Nick Broeker -- Jerome Carvin -- Ed Ingram -- Laken Tomlinson

Texans.com has Tremayne Anchrum listed as a guard but nothing about LaDarius Henderson.
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Henderson is still on the ESPN depth chart. Have not heard of Anchrum Jr.
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I would probably trust ESPN or Over the Cap over Texans.com. They are absolutely terrible about keeping the roster updated in any kind of an accurate or timely manor. You would think a billion dollar company could hire a competent person to handle their web page but here we are.
 
House of Pain said:
I liked both of these posts but wanted to comment on some things they mentioned. Personally, I don't want our 1st round pick to essentially sit a year as a backup. Maybe give them a couple of games to feel things out but want that player to have significant play time by about the first 1/4th-1/3rd of the season. I understand why you would just want to grab the guy that will have the highest upside and figure it out. I think Badboy makes a excellent point that you don't want to draft a guy for a position on the OL and keep moving him around. We've seen how that has worked out in the past. Fortunately, the Texans have positioned themselves to take BPA [best player available...I know most of you know what this means, but there could be newer fans that don't know].

One of the things I think that the Texans did correctly in FA is making sure they didn't have to reach for any particular player group. I've seen this be the weak point of the previous Texans regime's drafts. They always had to reach for a guy that wasn't ready because they didn't address it sooner, which made them have to pass up BPA and create a chain reaction that we don't see for another year or two. The next year we're doing the same thing and always robbing Peter to pay Paul.

As scary as it is to go into this year with the line as is, I have a strong suspicion they will draft at least 2 OL. Where they draft them is a great question. I do know one thing: the Texans need some offensive weapons, especially guys with speed that can get open fast. I don't care if that is a TE, WR, or RB. We need a weapon. Kudos to Porky about recognizing that with play calling and better scheming, the Texans can take 5 average guys and make them a viable OL. You don't need 5 hall of famers on your line to get good results, you need a QB that makes good decisions and a play caller that utilizes the strengths of their players and keeps them away from having your faberge egg, non-blocking TE blocking edge guys. Mixon was completely misused in the passing game. I'm sure everyone has an observation about why the offense sucked last year and they probably are all valid.

I could see the Texans trading up (a few spots) or trading back significantly if Caserio and Co. think they can get the "pool" of players they seek. There is no doubt they want culture guys and Egbuka and Booker fit that mold. Would they trade up to get them both? Maybe, but I think that's why the Texans have had a pretty good offseason so far because other organizations can't predict exactly what they're going to do.
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Great post, if they can find 2 OL/a WR that can threaten defenses and just as importantly a TE that can block and get down the seams, RZ threat. I would consider a slight trade up for Loveland, but I've also got 3-4 OL that 1 should be available at 1-25. Trading down should also be an option.
 
Porky said:
Coming off injury I don’t know guys. What are y’all thinking on Pitre?
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I wish they would have waited until mid-season or even the end of the season. I don't know why Caserio has such a boner to give anyone who's had sort of a good year an extension. Maybe he wants to use to for restructuring purposes? I won't say I don't like the move, I will say, I don't like it at this time.
 
House of Pain said:
I wish they would have waited until mid-season or even the end of the season. I don't know why Caserio has such a boner to give anyone who's had sort of a good year an extension. Maybe he wants to use to for restructuring purposes? I won't say I don't like the move, I will say, I don't like it at this time.
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Spotrac had space @ almost $9 million before Pitre extension.
 
House of Pain said:
I wish they would have waited until mid-season or even the end of the season. I don't know why Caserio has such a boner to give anyone who's had sort of a good year an extension. Maybe he wants to use to for restructuring purposes? I won't say I don't like the move, I will say, I don't like it at this time.
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Because Ryan's wants Petrie on his team.
 
House of Pain said:
I wish they would have waited until mid-season or even the end of the season. I don't know why Caserio has such a boner to give anyone who's had sort of a good year an extension. Maybe he wants to use to for restructuring purposes? I won't say I don't like the move, I will say, I don't like it at this time.
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Doing it now gives them another year to spread some of the money out with, now is better with CJ and WAJ extensions approaching.
 
A bit early but soon we should have a more clear understanding of how the money is arranged. Spotrac is showing his base at 3.656 million and then his 10 million signing bonus should be spread over 4 years at approximately 2.5 m.That would make his salary cap hit at little over 6 million. However, spotrac is showing his cap it as ~$4.6 m.
 
JB said:
Obviously Texans love him much more than this board does. He's a core player
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Agreed. Every time DeMeco mentions him he lights up… there are certain players he gives a little extra praise to when talking about them. And there’s a pattern that those people get paid.

Pitre isn’t an all pro like Stingley but he’s a guy mentioned that is always working at the facility like Stingley. He’s a culture fit and a pretty good football player. You need glue guys on your team. And Pitre creates chaos whether he makes the play or not. A swarm player.
 
What are the expectations this season for running back Damian Pierce? He had an average of 7.3 for the few snaps that he received in 2024. I am not as concerned about his special teams role but his role as a backup running back to Mixon.
 
badboy said:
What are the expectations this season for running back Damian Pierce? He had an average of 7.3 for the few snaps that he received in 2024. I am not as concerned about his special teams role but his role as a backup running back to Mixon.
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We’ll see after the draft. In a contract year. Depending who Texans bring in at RB (if anyone) he could even be packaged in a draft day trade.
 
badboy said:
What are the expectations this season for running back Damian Pierce? He had an average of 7.3 for the few snaps that he received in 2024. I am not as concerned about his special teams role but his role as a backup running back to Mixon.
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Don’t know but I’m thinking he will get more snaps this season.
 
TheRealJoker V2 said:
Agreed. Every time DeMeco mentions him he lights up… there are certain players he gives a little extra praise to when talking about them. And there’s a pattern that those people get paid.

Pitre isn’t an all pro like Stingley but he’s a guy mentioned that is always working at the facility like Stingley. He’s a culture fit and a pretty good football player. You need glue guys on your team. And Pitre creates chaos whether he makes the play or not. A swarm player.
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You need guys on your team whose body is not glued together.
 
Don't see how Caserio really "revealed" anything.

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Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio just revealed a bit of his draft strategy when it comes to need vs. best player available​

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Justin Churchill | Last updated Apr 12, 2025 3:49 AM ET


The Houston Texans are picking in the back half of the first round, so it's a bit harder to predict what they will do, or even what strategy they will go with. Your first round pick is your most important one, so deciding what you're going to do comes with pressure.

And, there are really two ways to go about it -- do you draft for need, or do you take the best player available? Despite being a team competing for a championship, the Texans do have quite a few needs that will have to be addressed in the 2025 NFL Draft. Now, they don't have as many needs as their divisional opponents in the Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, or the Indianapolis Colts, but they have more needs on their radar than the casual fan may think.

Getting the pick right in a win-now year is crucial. So, what do they do? What is their strategy?

"Very similarly, if we go through the process of stacking the board, we're grading the player based on what we think the role potentially is going to be in our system, and we're just going to pick the best players that we feel fit the Houston Texans," Nick Caserio told Texans All Access.

"So there are no positions that are really off limits. We've never really approached it that way, and really don't foresee that change in here this year, so try to get good players with the right mindset that have a good physical skills skill set and inject them into our system and it's seen how quickly we can bring them along, we've talked yet."

If the Texans are going to go with the best player available method at 25, they could end up getting a player who won't see the field for them. Let's say Malaki Starks or Mike Green, a safety and an edge rusher, fall to 25 -- that's two positions the Texans have no business spending a first-round pick on, but if they fell to 25 would easily be the best player available.

So, yes, you have to use some strategy of need, no matter what happens. Let's hope they go with the best player available strategy for all of the positions they consider to be first-round needs. That would be any offensive line position, wide receiver, and defensive tackle, for the most part.

But only time will tell what will happen.
 
Here is the Texans current roster per ESPN. It shows 75 players.

Offense -- 38 Players

WR: Braxton Berrios -- Nico Collins -- Tank Dell -- Xavier Hutchinson -- Xavier Johnson -- Johnny Johnson III -- Christian Kirk -- John Metchie III -- Justin Watson -- Jared Wayne
TE: Brevin Jordan -- Dalton Schultz -- Cade Stover
RB: British Brooks -- Jawhar Jordan -- Joe Mixon -- Dare Ogunbowale -- Dameon Pierce -- J.J. Taylor
FB: Jakob Johnson
OT: Trent Brown -- Austin Deculus -- Blake Fisher -- Tytus Howard -- Cam Robinson -- Jaylon Thomas -- Zach Thomas
C: Jarrett Patterson -- Juice Scruggs
QB: Davis Mills -- Kedon Slovis -- C.J. Stroud
G: Tremayne Anchrum Jr. -- Nick Broeker -- Jerome Carvin -- LaDarius Henderson -- Ed Ingram -- Laken Tomlinson

Defense -- 34 Players

S: Calen Bullock -- C.J. Gardner-Johnson -- Jalen Pitre -- M.J. Stewart -- Jimmie Ward -- Russ Yeast
LB: Azeez Al-Shaair -- Jake Hansen -- Christian Harris -- Jamal Hill -- Nick Niemann -- E.J. Speed -- Henry To'oTo'o
DE: Will Anderson Jr. -- Denico Autry -- Derek Barnett -- Solomon Byrd -- Dylan Horton -- Danielle Hunter -- Kingsley Jonathan -- Darrell Taylor -- Casey Toohill
CB: Ronald Darby -- Gregory Junior -- Kamari Lassiter -- D'Angelo Ross -- Tremon Smith -- Derek Stingley Jr.
DT: Mario Edwards Jr. -- Kurt Hinish -- Jayden Peevy -- Sheldon Rankins -- Tim Settle Jr. -- Tommy Togiai

Special Teams -- 3 Players

LS: Tucker Addington
P: Tommy Townsend
K: Ka'imi Fairbairn
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Don't see how Caserio really "revealed" anything.

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Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio just revealed a bit of his draft strategy when it comes to need vs. best player available​

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Justin Churchill | Last updated Apr 12, 2025 3:49 AM ET


The Houston Texans are picking in the back half of the first round, so it's a bit harder to predict what they will do, or even what strategy they will go with. Your first round pick is your most important one, so deciding what you're going to do comes with pressure.

And, there are really two ways to go about it -- do you draft for need, or do you take the best player available? Despite being a team competing for a championship, the Texans do have quite a few needs that will have to be addressed in the 2025 NFL Draft. Now, they don't have as many needs as their divisional opponents in the Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, or the Indianapolis Colts, but they have more needs on their radar than the casual fan may think.

Getting the pick right in a win-now year is crucial. So, what do they do? What is their strategy?

"Very similarly, if we go through the process of stacking the board, we're grading the player based on what we think the role potentially is going to be in our system, and we're just going to pick the best players that we feel fit the Houston Texans," Nick Caserio told Texans All Access.

"So there are no positions that are really off limits. We've never really approached it that way, and really don't foresee that change in here this year, so try to get good players with the right mindset that have a good physical skills skill set and inject them into our system and it's seen how quickly we can bring them along, we've talked yet."

If the Texans are going to go with the best player available method at 25, they could end up getting a player who won't see the field for them. Let's say Malaki Starks or Mike Green, a safety and an edge rusher, fall to 25 -- that's two positions the Texans have no business spending a first-round pick on, but if they fell to 25 would easily be the best player available.

So, yes, you have to use some strategy of need, no matter what happens. Let's hope they go with the best player available strategy for all of the positions they consider to be first-round needs. That would be any offensive line position, wide receiver, and defensive tackle, for the most part.

But only time will tell what will happen.
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It’s called click bait journalism at its finest.
 
TheRealJoker V2 said:
Agreed. Every time DeMeco mentions him he lights up… there are certain players he gives a little extra praise to when talking about them. And there’s a pattern that those people get paid.

Pitre isn’t an all pro like Stingley but he’s a guy mentioned that is always working at the facility like Stingley. He’s a culture fit and a pretty good football player. You need glue guys on your team. And Pitre creates chaos whether he makes the play or not. A swarm player.
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You absolutely need glue guys on your team, you just don't want to pay glue guys like they are top of the market guys, which is what they did. Again, like Pitre but just not at this price and I think you could have waited. The only way it makes sense to me is if he has a career year this year. He could do that by becoming a much better player in coverage. I think this is nearly impossible as you don't see players all the sudden make a jump in skills like that between years 3 and 4. I'm hoping for the best, but seems premature and a little overpriced.
 
Tank Dell continues his rehab from a gruesome knee injury
By Charean Williams
Published April 16, 2025 07:45 PM

Texans receiver Tank Dell is off crutches and continuing his rehab on a gruesome left knee injury that likely keeps him out the entire 2025 season.

Texans General Manager Nick Caserio was noncommittal on Dell’s return on Wednesday.

“Making progress,” Caserio said, via Aaron Wilson of KPRC. “Try not to put any timetables on it, because none of us are doctors. I’m certainly not smart enough to be a doctor. So, when they’re ready, they’re ready. Once they give us the information, then we’ll adjust accordingly.

“But he’s had a good attitude. He’s been in here, honestly, probably seen him every day. So, he’s in good spirits. He’s working hard. So, you take it one day at a time and you know when he’s ready, he’s ready.”

Dell dislocated his knee and tore three ligaments in a December game against the Chiefs last season. He has undergone two surgeries, the most recent on March 5, when team doctor, Dr. Walter Lowe, repaired the torn ACL.

The Texans traded for Christian Kirk to try to make up for the loss of Dell, who had 51 catches for 667 yards and three touchdowns in 14 games last season. He ended his rookie season on injured reserve, too, after making 47 catches for 709 yards and seven touchdowns in 11 games.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Tank Dell continues his rehab from a gruesome knee injury
By Charean Williams
Published April 16, 2025 07:45 PM

Texans receiver Tank Dell is off crutches and continuing his rehab on a gruesome left knee injury that likely keeps him out the entire 2025 season.

Texans General Manager Nick Caserio was noncommittal on Dell’s return on Wednesday.

“Making progress,” Caserio said, via Aaron Wilson of KPRC. “Try not to put any timetables on it, because none of us are doctors. I’m certainly not smart enough to be a doctor. So, when they’re ready, they’re ready. Once they give us the information, then we’ll adjust accordingly.

“But he’s had a good attitude. He’s been in here, honestly, probably seen him every day. So, he’s in good spirits. He’s working hard. So, you take it one day at a time and you know when he’s ready, he’s ready.”

Dell dislocated his knee and tore three ligaments in a December game against the Chiefs last season. He has undergone two surgeries, the most recent on March 5, when team doctor, Dr. Walter Lowe, repaired the torn ACL.

The Texans traded for Christian Kirk to try to make up for the loss of Dell, who had 51 catches for 667 yards and three touchdowns in 14 games last season. He ended his rookie season on injured reserve, too, after making 47 catches for 709 yards and seven touchdowns in 11 games.
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I want to believe, but I just don't see how he can be the same player after that injury
 
Agreed. The ankle was one thing, but that knee injury is nasty. And especially for a smaller guy whose superpower is getting open in a phone booth. I wish him the very best, but it will be a miracle if he returns and is close to the same guy. And if he loses his super power…where does he fit? As a spot player at best? Cut? I expect him to give it his all…but if it ain’t working…he needs to find another way to stay in the game whether coaching scouting, FO, etc.
 
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