Nick Caserio will begin to truly forge his legacy as the general manager of the Houston Texans on day one of the 2022 NFL draft.
The team possesses selections at Nos. 3 and 13 overall in Round 1, representing an opportunity to flush one of the NFL’s worst rosters with talent.
Across the media and seemingly even within the league, people are at a loss for how to anticipate Caserio’s upcoming decision at third overall. Just ask Daniel Jeremiah. Even the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport went as far as to call Houston “the wildcard of the draft,” and the sentiment is certainly true.
With so many options available, it is an interesting exercise to rank them in an attempt to quantify what could bolster the team the most in both the short and long term. Here, the Texans Wire will attempt to do just that.
This article will rank the seven best options for Houston at the pivotal third overall selection in the draft under the premise of three assumptions.
- Travon Walker is selected first overall by the Jacksonville Jaguar (consensus favorite)
- Aidan Hutchinson is selected second overall by the Detroit Lions (consensus favorite)
- Houston cannot trade the selection
Here are some thoughts on how the Houston Texans can best employ their first pick tomorrow night.