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NFL Power Rankings: 2017 Pre-NFL Draft Look at All 32 Teams

By Peter Panacy

May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of a helmet, NFL shield, 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 a helmet, NFL shield, 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 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien speaks to the media during the 2017 NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

Houston Texans. 15. team. 10. . 9-7.

Two things propelled the Houston Texans into the playoffs last year — a stout, top-tier defense and a weak AFC South.

Without either, Houston would have been a joke in 2016.

Give credit to the Texans for abandoning the idea Brock Osweiler could be a franchise quarterback. They sent him packing to the Cleveland Browns, which opens up the need under center.

And this is such a pressing need, the Texans can’t climb any higher in our NFL power rankings.

None of the NFL Draft’s quarterbacks are true plug-and-play starters. And Houston doesn’t have anyone lined up to be an effective signal-caller for this season. So it’s probably going to be another frustrating year, offensively, for head coach Bill O’Brien.

The last we checked, quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still waiting for a phone call.