A year ago, the Bengals were widely expected to cut running back Joe Mixon before the Texans traded a seventh-round draft pick for him.

Texans GM Nick Caserio talked about if he is seeing more players be NFL-ready with the current format of college football. He said,"It's a great question. It's case by case. I would see you've kind of seen the players that have played a lot of football.

Everything this offseason is about making life comfortable for Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. That doesn't mean the Texans will avoid missing out on other prospects defensively who could help improve the roster,