If you told anyone before the 2023 NFL Draft the Houston Texans would land franchise quarterback C.J. Stroud and the best defensive player in the class, Will Anderson, chances are those people would have laughed at you. Well, everyone but NFL draft expert Daniel Jeremiah, who predicted it would play out that way hours before the event.
Now, it’s the Texans who are doing the laughing. Houston revitalized the organization with its 2023 draft haul.
Could a team like the New England Patriots do the same in 2024? Could the Patriots keep their third overall pick, which they likely will use on a quarterback, and then jump back into the top 5 or top 10 for another franchise cornerstone?