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2017 NFL Draft: Final Round 1 Mock for All 32 Picks

By Peter Panacy

May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 3, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Notre Dame quarterback Deshone Kizer speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Notre Dame quarterback Deshone Kizer speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

10. . Quarterback. Notre Dame. DeShone Kizer. 25. player

The Houston Texans are just a good quarterback away from being a legitimate playoff team.

And by legitimate, we should mean not having to make it to the postseason riding a 9-7 record in a weak AFC South.

The Texans wisely admitted the free-agent acquisition of Brock Osweiler was a mistake, jettisoning him to the Cleveland Browns this offseason. That’s a start. Now comes the tough part — finding a replacement.

Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer may not be as hyped as some of the other QBs taken in this NFL Draft so far. But he still has the intangibles to emerge as a solid starter in a couple of years.

Oh, to think what head coach Bill O’Brien would do if he had a good quarterback under center.