While many consider it a near certainty that C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young will be the first two picks in the upcoming NFL Draft, there’s recently been some talk that the Houston Texans might consider drafting somebody else with the No. 2 overall pick. But one top draft analyst isn’t buying it.
This week, NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay of ESPN addressed the possibility of the Texans not selecting a quarterback in the 2023 NFL Draft, and he got pretty blunt, saying that decision “wouldn’t make any sense in the world.”
“So, they may do things a little differently than most others view it. So I hear some buzz when I talk to people in the league. But how do you, if you’re running the Houston Texans, and you’ve solidified left tackle with Laremy Tunsil, you’ve done some things. You’ve got some weapons. How do you go into the quarterback room and say, ‘We’ve got Davis Mills and a couple other guys. [Case] Keenum.’ How are we going to move forward without taking CJ Stroud at No. 2, or Bryce Young if Stroud goes one?” McShay said according to On3. “It wouldn’t make any sense in the world. Because hopefully, if you’re Houston, you’re thinking ‘We’re not picking this high next year. And we may not have to elite quarterbacks like we have in this years draft.’ To me it would be a travesty if Houston didn’t stay at two and take a quarterback.”
We’ll have to wait and see what the Texans ultimately decide to do with their pick, but McShay seems convinced that they will draft a quarterback – or at least that they should draft a quarterback.
[On3]
