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In classic Nick Caserio fashion, your Houston Texans traded up from the 28th spot to the 26th in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
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As always, offensive linemen don’t bring the sort of fiery fan response you see with skill position players. And, with more than a few draft pundits grading Rutledge as an early 2nd rounder, torches and pitchforks were made ready.
However, if you watch this guy’s film, you should start to get excited. He’s intense, plays angry, doesn’t give up sacks and doesn’t take plays off.
In fact, the glaring concern really comes from the “Voted most likely to end a drive on an Unnecessary Roughness call.”
Per an NFL source, the BESFs were trying to trade up ahead of H-Town to take Rutledge. Thankfully, he was saved from the embarrassment of working for arguably the worst sports team owner in the 21st century.
And that brings us to the poll. I know how I voted in this poll, but let’s take a look and see how Rutledge, and the trade to land him, graded out with the rest of Texans Nation:
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69% of those polled like the fact Caserio stuck it to Sistrunk. When Rutledge’s pancaking BESF defenders in a few short months, the other 31% will likely come around.
Over at NFL.com they gave the Texans a B grade for this as well:
Houston Texans NFL Draft – Round Two
As it sits right now, the Texans have the 38th and 59th overall picks heading into this evenings Round Two festivities.
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Currently, they’re still in need of defensive tackle help, could use a running back and some depth a various other spots, including the O-Line.
The elephant in the room here is Rutledge and if he plays guard or center. Whichever way he goes, they need to bolster the other.
Our own Kenneth Levy’s handy-dandy, super helpful draft tracker has Kayden McDonald (DT) and Christen Miller (DT) still showing high on the list, so don’t be shocked to see 1 of those names called with the 38th pick.
After that, Jake Slaughter (C) and Sam Hecht (C) are on the board and possibly available at 59.
Caserio often treats the draft like a high stakes poker game, wheelin’, dealin’ and horse tradin’ at every opportunity. So, don’t expect the trades have ended just because he made one last night. With that in mind, Round Three will be anyone’s guess…
We’ll find out when the draft resumes at 6pm tonight.
In the meantime, sit back and watch Rutledge wreck some defenders:
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