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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: A video board displays an image of Tytus Howard of Alabama State after he was chosen #23 overall by the Houston Texans during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

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Texans’ Drafted Players Table

Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	College/Univ
1	Tytus Howard	23	OT	Alabama St.
2	Lonnie Johnson Jr.	54	CB	Kentucky
2	Max Scharping	55	OT	Northern Illinois
3	Kahale Warring	86	TE	San Diego St.
5	Charles Omenihu	161	DE	Texas
6	Xavier Crawford	195	CB	Central Michigan
7	Cullen Gillaspia	220	RB	Texas A&M

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/1/2019.

Football Outsiders ranked the Houston Texans offensive line dead last in the league last year, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise after allowing a whopping 62 sacks in 2018.

It might have been a good idea for Houston to use each of its first three picks on offensive linemen, as essentially each spot could stand for an upgrade of some sort. To their credit, the Texans did so twice, grabbing Alabama State’s Tytus Howard and Northern Illinois’ Max Scharping. Yet there were arguably better-quality players available at both those spots.

One can understand the second-round addition of Lonnie Johnson Jr., too, as Houston took some losses within the secondary during the offseason.

Still, it’s hard to think the Texans can feel comfortable with that offensive line heading towards the regular season.

The unfortunate part is Houston has exceptional talent elsewhere, led by defensive end J.J. Watt and standout quarterback Deshaun Watson. Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is pretty good, too, if you haven’t noticed.

Yet the offensive line concerns could offset whatever else the Texans have going for them this offseason, which doesn’t spell good news against stout front-seven defenses within the AFC South this year.

That’ll keep Houston outside the top 10 in our NFL power rankings.