The Houston Texans are in a predicament with their cornerback group. Starters Johnathan Joseph and Bradley Roby are currently without a contract and are set to hit free agency on March 18.
The Texans are looking to the 2020 NFL Draft for depth, and one of the defensive backs they met with informally was Tulane’s Bopete Keyes.
Informal meetings include the position coach, in this case, Texans secondary coach D’Anton Lynn. Teams are not limited to the number of informals they can hold with the 337 attendees. The only limitation is they can only have 45 formal interviews, and those meetings are limited to 18 minutes.
#Tulane DB Bopete Keyes had an informal meeting with the #Texans.
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) February 28, 2020
Keyes stands at 6-1, 200 pounds and would be more along the lines of Lonnie Johnson, who the Texans took in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
The senior from Laurel, Miss., says that he looks up to a former Texans safety both on and off the field in Tyrann Mathieu, who made All-Pro with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019 as part of their Super Bowl run.
#Tulane DB @TzKeyes says he looks up to @Mathieu_Era. Calls him a "role model" both on and off the field. pic.twitter.com/QkI1yEjtQ2
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) February 28, 2020
If the Texans could get Keyes and he produces Mathieu-level production on his rookie contract, Houston would have made a nice transition from the Joseph era to a younger one.