Unfortunately, in this scenario, the three best offensive tackles that theHouston Texansshould be eying in the draft have all come off of the board in the picks prior to their selection. Those guys areJawaan Taylor,Jonah Williams, andAndre Dillard.
There are too many teams ahead of theTexansthat could use an offensive tackle so, instead of reaching for the fourth best tackle on their board. If more offensive tackles come off the board early, it would force some other players down. In this case, theTexanswill catch a flying number one corner inByron Murphy.
Murphy doesn’t wow with top end size or athleticism but he is a very solid technician who is big enough and athletic enough to be a true, lock-down, number one corner in the NFL. Murphy only played in 20 games at Washington but in those 20 games, he proved himself worthy of that lofty status.
Murphy showed zone coverage prowess at Washington but has also displayed the chops to be able to stand on an island and lock down his guy in man coverage. His ceiling is a top 10 corner in the league and his floor is an above average starting corner. TheHouston Texansshould take that any day of the week, especially with no offensive tackle prospects on the board.
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