The Opinionated Texan

@TheCoreyBarrett Fisher is my favorite pick

Texans fans how are y'all feeling about the draft? I really like the class, admittedly I think I like Lewis Bond more than I should lol.

Tight ends taken after the Texans drafted Marlin Klein at 59 and before their next pick at 106: Max Klare, Sam Roush, Oscar Delp, Will Kacmarek, Eli Raridon. (Nate Boerkircher went earlier at 56.) These were the in-line Y blocking TEs, roughly 6’6”, 250 lbs with receiving upside, that I wanted the Texans to target. The only others left in that mold were Matthew Hibner, Joe Royer, and Jack Endries, who I viewed as a tier below. You can argue for trading back, but Nick Caserio said a few deals fell through. That doesn’t signal panic. It points more toward Klein being a priority, even if they potentially missed out on adding a bit of extra capital by not moving down slightly. This TE group was deep, solid, and imo, underrated by consensus. The run between rounds 2-4 reflect that. There’s also a fair argument they could’ve gone another position at 59 and tried to trade back up. But that requires capital, and Y TE was a legitimate need for this roster, one they clearly didn’t want to risk missing out on.

GT HC Brent Key on Keylan Rutledge to @AaronWilson_NFL: “I think he, depending on how it works out at center there, whether it’s this year, next year, when he makes a move to center, Red (Rutledge) is gunna be an All-Pro center in the league. I strongly, strongly believe that.”

Lewis Bond aura. Welcome to Houston.

@_bigounce Future Texans 🫡

They really replaced Blankenship in 2 months 🫡 Balla

#WreckEm #NFLDraft

Nick Caserio says Febechi & Woodaz were both guys they would've considered picking at 91 (the pick that traded away in the LV trade up for McDonald). Says there was a run on OL at top of round. "Those were 2 players we had conviction collectively. Coaching staff had a vision & role for them. Frank, relative to Woodaz had a vision & a role." Really feels like this draft they targeted a small group of specific players.

Next chapter starts in Houston #NFL #NFLDraft @HoustonTexans @bondl3wis

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@Texans_Thoughts I love the fisher pick a bigger Zack Thomas

I think Houston got: - 2 year one starters (Rutledge, McDonald) - 2 potential starters/great depth (Nwaiwu, Klein) - 1 good depth piece at multiple positions (Ramsey) - 1 maybe 2 STers (Woodaz, Fisher) - 1 who won’t make the weekly 48 (Bond) That’s way higher than a C-

Texans current UDFA list: P Jack Stonehouse - Syracuse RB Noah Whittington - Oregon WR Jalen Walthall - Incarnate Word CB Collin Wright - Stanford DE Sabastian Harsh - NC State WR Daniel Sobkowicz - Illinois State C Stephen Hall - Missouri OL James Neal III - Iowa State WR Treyvhon Saunders - Colgate RB Josh Pitsenberger - Yale

.@RanCarthon gave the Texans a B+ for their draft. -Highlights DeMeco’s reaction to Keylan Rutledge pick -mentions Kayden McDonald addressing being light on the interior giving up leak yardage -“slept on” Wade woodaz -“Kamari Ramsey will compete to be that 3rd / 4th safety. He’s a rock and roll guy.” Pete Prisco didn’t even hate 😂

@middlescreen1 @Texans_Thoughts @dpbrugler @HoustonTexans @Texans_Takeover This is an incredible read! 🤘

I told AI to read through all of @dpbrugler’s The Beast and write a comprehensive analysis of the #Texans 2026 draft class. Here is what they said: 🔗: docs.google.com/document/d/1Xl…

Added to the empire 😏

Houston Texans, hallelujah 🙌

Love that the @Panthers gave the opportunity for area scouts to answer questions after players they scouted were selected by the team Gives them face time, media reps and they speak differently about the players than HCs and GMs

This doesn't look suspicious in the slightest. Nope.

This was a eat your veggies draft. Not exciting but got players in the trenches they needed. NEXT YEAR IS WHEN WE GET REAL NASTY