There has been no lack of argument surrounding both what the Texans will certainly do and also what they must finish with the 2nd overall pick. From defense to quarterback and also trading down, the opportunities are apparently endless for Houston.  If not for a Week 18 32-31 sway the Indianapolis Colts, the Texans would locate themselves in property of the initial overall choice. Instead, they sit at No. 2 and also deal with a potentially draft-altering decision in what to do with their pick.  Nonetheless, while the Texans could've had the No. 1 pick had they lost to the Colts, they nearly landed it as soon as again this offseason. It was revealed on the Adam Schefter Podcast that before the Carolina Panthers trading with the Chicago Bears for the initial choice, Houston was close to doing so. "I bear in mind that week, obtaining word that the Houston Texans were extremely near completing a trade for the No. 1 overall choice," Schefter said https://www.bearsgameday.com/collections/montez-sweat-jersey. "At one point, they were very near to obtaining that pick, I think. "With current reports that the Panthers are secured in on Alabama's Bryce Young with their choice, the assumption by some experts was that the Texans would after that take Ohio State's C. J. Stroud with their pick.  In spite of that, however, it is looking an increasing number of most likely that the Texans will go defense - with Youthful's Alabama colleague outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. a name they have actually been linked to often.  While there is no assurance that the Texans would have ultimately taken a quarterback at No. 1, it is tough to refute just how much different their very first round would look with the initial pick Tyson Bagent Jersey.  For now, however, they possess the 2nd general pick as well as have a choice to make by the time the draft comes on Thursday. Whether that choice is utilizing their pick or trading down the board, of course, is yet to be seen.

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