Gathered the writers to see identify the Texans biggest needs that aren’t the offensive line.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or following the surging Rockets, the Houston Texans forced a complete restart on the offensive line. Even though they were going to bring back all five-seven starters from last year’s group, they cut ties with three and brought in a bevy of new, but old, veterans. To hell with continuity, I say.
Houston could draft three lineman in this class and its well documented their need to fill in this position. While this self-inflicted need absorbs much of the media’s attention, I wanted to see what the other BRB writers thought were their biggest needs.
It is draft season. We’ve entered April and it’s time to hone in on the Texans draft. Outside of offensive line, what other positions do they need to prioritize in the draft?
Vballretired:
I think a true speed WR is actually a more pressing need than OL. I like Christian Kirk but they need someone to take the Tank Dell role. I also think RB is a pressing need. They cannot keep feeding Mixon 20+ times a game and Dameon Pierce has shown he is not a reliable backup back. If I were to pick a third priority it would be a DT, but that could be more of a developmental player.
l4blitzer:
Vball hits on the key point of defense-stretching WR, especially since Tank Dell is not assured of playing at all in 2025-26. Also, the team is in serious need of some sort of legit red zone threat for Stroud. Collins, when he played, somewhat filled that role, but the TEs for Houston offered little to nothing to Stroud and Mixon in the red zone. Be it a TE/FB hybrid, a strong diamond-in-the-rough receiver, or some sort of power-RB that can level anything inside of five yards, the team needs to shore up its red zone weaponry.
I might argue that a monster at DT would be ideal for this defense. Not that teams always ran super-effectively on Houston, but if Ryans and Burke are looking to build on last-season’s top 10 defense, then an immovable force at DT should be in play.
Patrick.H:
I think while Christian Kirk is a good addition, especially in light of how much Stefan Diggs got out of NE, the Texans should still try to bolster their WR corps through the draft. OL should still be priorities one, two, three, and four but WR should be the next level up.
I wouldn’t mind seeing if they could pull a diamond in the rough from the TE group this season since I’m not yet sold on any of our tight ends this season. I don’t think we need to do much on the defensive side of the ball given how much depth we have there.
Kenneth.L:
This could be an offense heavy draft. My concern stems from the difficulty of projecting the type of talent Houston will require in a Nick Caley-led offense. Is he going to want ‘his type’ of tight end? What is the run scheme going to look like? List goes on.
I have less concern than others about the wide receiver group. Between Kirk, Braxton Berrios, and Christian Watson, the team has cobbled together enough talent to supplement the guys currently on the roster. I agree that running back is an understated issue, but fortunately this is the draft to get a future starter in the third or fourth round. Same with tight end; Texans could go big with a second or third rounder to replace injured Brevin Jordan or wait and add a high upside guy like Mitchell Evans from Notre Dame.