NFL Draft 2016 Round 5: Houston Texans Select K.J. Dillon

With the 159th pick in Round 5 of the 2016 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select…

K.J. Dillon!

For the first time in recent memory, the Texans have pretty much filled their off season needs via free agency before the draft.

The Texans went out and nabbed top free agents in Brock Osweiler and Lamar Miller to plug the gaping holes vacated by Arian Foster and whomever was the flavor of the week under center.

But the draft certainly comes at the right time where supplemental needs are to be filled.

Now is the time more than ever to ensure that the Texans can’t miss in these later rounds because a lot of these guys found will likely have a solid role on our roster.

You don’t have to take my word for it, ESPN’s Trey Wingo has mentioned that the 33 percent of an NFL team’s final roster are filled with picks in Rounds 4 through 7.

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That’s an interesting stat so the Texans will need to do everything they can to make it count and ensure that our fan base is proud of their work.

After all, it’s the fans that our the fuel to the NFL’s massive engine right?

It’s cool that the Texans were able to find some quality help in this round and Dillon could certainly that could be a valuable commodity later down the line.

The Texans finally decided to go with a safety and West Virginia’s Dillon seems like to be the guy that fits with their scheme that they’re trying to run.

The 6’0,” 210-pound defensive back with 31 5/8-inch arm length and 9 5/8″ hands has the measurables to be a successful one but he definitely needs to bulk up some if he wants to be able to stop some of the quicker, stronger running backs in this league.

Dillon’s frame is quite long so it’s certainly going to be helpful for him excel.