There will be trades. But I'm not going to predict all of the parties involved or the pick number they may end up with. Just the general area.
Walker and Hutch go 1-2. The Texans consider a CB, but they wait until latter. Ickey and Neal are the decision point, and the meds and the "culture" fit lean to the NC prospect.
# 3 Ikem Okwonu - OL - North Carolina State
Trade Alert*
Texans jump ahead of the Vikings, and move up 2 spots to #11. The CB is there. Texans swap their lower 3rd for Commander's 4th, as well.
#11 Derek Stingley - CB - LSU
Trade alert*
Texans have multiple players on the board and are willing to move down. A team that missed out at WR in the 1st wants to move up to #37 and has a 3rd to use. It's almost 20 picks away, so Nick gets an additional 2023 3rd out of them.
It's late 2nd Round - Lovie still wants a pass rusher. But, Pep needs a RB to take pressure of Mills. The pick is in.
2nd Round - Kenneth Walker - RB - Michigan State
Nick takes calls at #68. But Lovie wants his guy. Lovie recruiting him while he was HC at Illinois, but couldn't bag him. 2nd time's a charm.
#68 DeAngelo Malone - Edge - Western Kentucky
3rd Round - No calls on this pick, and there are two players that Nick really likes. Pep wants one badly.
Jeremy Ruckert - TE - Ohio State
Trade alert*
Still in 3rd - Lovie wants Nick to move up and get his guy. Nick can't find a trading partner. Suddenly an old buddy calls up to get out of his pick. He's made a major trade this offseason and is pick poor. The cost is 2 of the Texans' now three 4th round picks. Nick asks "How 'bout I toss in a 6th for old times?" Deal. The pick is in.
Brian Asamoah - LB - Oklahoma
It's Day 3 and the phone's been ringing off the hook. Teams are calling about the 2nd pick in the 4th, but everyone has decided to take the pick.
#107 Thomas Booker - DT - Stanford
It's been a long wait from the top of the 4th to the 5th round. Frank Ross and Ben McDaniels are nervous and urging Nick to move up. Nick tries, but finds no takers. Yet, the guy they hoping for continues to drop and remains on the board @ #170. The pick is in.
#170 - Bo Melton - WR - Rutgers
The Patriots have always been able to find interior linemen in the late rounds, and that's what is on Nick's radar. He's found one out of an FCS powerhouse.
#207 Cordell Volson - OG - North Dakota State
Day 3 draft has come to a close for the Texans. Time to hit the phones for the UDFA signings.
Walker and Hutch go 1-2. The Texans consider a CB, but they wait until latter. Ickey and Neal are the decision point, and the meds and the "culture" fit lean to the NC prospect.
# 3 Ikem Okwonu - OL - North Carolina State
Trade Alert*
Texans jump ahead of the Vikings, and move up 2 spots to #11. The CB is there. Texans swap their lower 3rd for Commander's 4th, as well.
#11 Derek Stingley - CB - LSU
Trade alert*
Texans have multiple players on the board and are willing to move down. A team that missed out at WR in the 1st wants to move up to #37 and has a 3rd to use. It's almost 20 picks away, so Nick gets an additional 2023 3rd out of them.
It's late 2nd Round - Lovie still wants a pass rusher. But, Pep needs a RB to take pressure of Mills. The pick is in.
2nd Round - Kenneth Walker - RB - Michigan State
Nick takes calls at #68. But Lovie wants his guy. Lovie recruiting him while he was HC at Illinois, but couldn't bag him. 2nd time's a charm.
#68 DeAngelo Malone - Edge - Western Kentucky
3rd Round - No calls on this pick, and there are two players that Nick really likes. Pep wants one badly.
Jeremy Ruckert - TE - Ohio State
Trade alert*
Still in 3rd - Lovie wants Nick to move up and get his guy. Nick can't find a trading partner. Suddenly an old buddy calls up to get out of his pick. He's made a major trade this offseason and is pick poor. The cost is 2 of the Texans' now three 4th round picks. Nick asks "How 'bout I toss in a 6th for old times?" Deal. The pick is in.
Brian Asamoah - LB - Oklahoma
It's Day 3 and the phone's been ringing off the hook. Teams are calling about the 2nd pick in the 4th, but everyone has decided to take the pick.
#107 Thomas Booker - DT - Stanford
It's been a long wait from the top of the 4th to the 5th round. Frank Ross and Ben McDaniels are nervous and urging Nick to move up. Nick tries, but finds no takers. Yet, the guy they hoping for continues to drop and remains on the board @ #170. The pick is in.
#170 - Bo Melton - WR - Rutgers
The Patriots have always been able to find interior linemen in the late rounds, and that's what is on Nick's radar. He's found one out of an FCS powerhouse.
#207 Cordell Volson - OG - North Dakota State
Day 3 draft has come to a close for the Texans. Time to hit the phones for the UDFA signings.
