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The NFL Draft guru has the Texans taking a corner with the 23rd pick."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁?019 NFL Draft2019 NFL Mock Draft: Mel Kiper Has Texans Taking CornerbackNew Womens Julien Davenport Jersey ,79commentsThe NFL Draft guru has the Texans taking a corner with the 23rd pick.CSTShareTweetShareShare2019 NFL Mock Draft: Mel Kiper Has Texans Taking CornerbackJennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY SportsWith the 23rd pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select...ESPNBefore you start hyperventilating at the concept of not taking an offensive lineman in the first round, Kiper does convey that the Texans desperately need an o-line help and that he wouldn't be surprised if the Texans go in that direction.In this edition of Kiper’s mock draft, Murphy is the third corner off the board. Not bad for picking 23rd in a defense-laden draft. If the Texans were to select an offensive lineman at No. 23, it would be the fifth one in the first round (the previous picks are listed below). The selection of Murphy here makes sense in terms of value in the first round. Jonah Williams, Alabama (5)Cody Ford, Oklahoma (7)Jawaan Taylor, Florida (11)Greg Little Seantrel Henderson Jersey White , Ole Miss (17)If you watch Murphy’s highlight reel above, you’ll notice that the dude can lay the wood. He is a zone coverage corner who can break on the ball at an elite level. His greatest trait is his vision, and he has a knack for making plays when the ball is in the air. He may not be the most elite coverage corner in the draft—a title I will bestow upon Deandre Baker—but Murphy is probably the most fierce and fluid corner in the 2019 NFL Draft. Listed at 5-11, 182 pounds, Murphy is not the biggest physical specimen. He may find a home on the inside as a nickel corner where he can assist in the run defense more. If he lands with the Texans, he will most likely have to play on the outside due to the need for his skill set. One thing to note about Murphy is his experience. Murphy only has one year of significant starting production because he was a part of a 2017 secondary that featured three second round draft picks and one seventh rounder. On top of that, he was a redshirt sophomore and is turning pro at the age of 21. His stock is sky-high right now, so entering the draft at such a young age does make sense Womens J.J. Watt Jersey , but if he did wait another year, he would be slated to be the number one corner entering the 2020 NFL Draft. Other SB Nation sites agree with Kiper’s high praise and first round prediction of Murphy. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ site (Behind the Steel Curtain) called him “a true #1 CB and a perennial Pro Bowler and one of the best CBs in the league”. The New York Jets’ site (Gang Green Nation) promises that “Byron Murphy is one of those kids you just know is going to be special”.If those claims do come true and the Texans take him in the first round, I don’t think many people will be complaining about not taking a tackle at No. 23.From everything I have read and watched, the First-Team All Pac-12 corner would be a great addition to the Texans secondary.Is it me or does Byron Murphy sound like a player who will be a Texan? I’ve got one of those feelings that maybe Mel was right in this mock.We will see in the coming weeks and NFL Combine if Kiper sticks with his pick and whether Murphy lives up to the first round grade. Running back D’Onta Foreman ended his collegiate career at the University of Texas with a 2,028 yard season, arguably operating as the only real weapon in the Longhorns offense in 2016. When he was still on the board for the Houston Texans to pick in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, it seemed almost too good to be true. For Foreman and many others, the Houston native was living the dream Womens Alfred Blue Jersey , playing for his hometown team and presented with the opportunity to be a key component in an offense run by one of the most electric quarterbacks in H-Town history, Deshaun Watson. While Foreman got off to a slow start, his size and shiftiness served him well, as he gobbled up 4.2 yards per play in his rookie season. He really seemed to be the perfect compliment to the Lamar Miller / Alfred Blue running back room - a big back who didn’t shy away from contact yet had the uncanny ability to make tacklers miss. While 4.1 yards per carry isn’t Hall of Fame quality, doing so behind the worst offensive line in the NFL as a rookie was pretty impressive. Unfortunately, D’Onta Foreman tore his Achilles last November. Anyone who has ever paid attention to the Houston Texans’ running game is all too familiar with this injury after what happened to Arian Foster. A few weeks ago, the Texans brought Foreman back to practice and have until December 6th to activate him to the 53-man roster.Foreman says he’s ready to play again.But head coach Bill O’Brien disagrees, most likely due to input from the team’s medical staff.With Lamar Miler lighting the world on fire Womens D.J. Reader Jersey , Deshaun Watson more than eager to take all the yards the defense will let him and Alfred Blue still happily pounding the A-Gap for 3.4 yards a carry (just enough to be considered a positive run), the Texans do have the luxury of being patient with Foreman. Still, the clock is ticking.December 6th is just a week away. If Houston does activate Foreman, someone will have to exit the 53-man roster to make room. With the injury bug ready to bite at any moment, it’s easy to understand the hesitancy of Texans’ leadership in this situation. An Achilles tear is a huge deal.Bringing Foreman back too soon could jeopardize or end his career, and removing a contributing player from the current roster to roll those dice could be a fool’s errand. Yet if Foreman really is good to go, having his fresh legs for December and January might help make the difference between a deep playoff run and an early exit. What do you think? Should Houston put Foreman back on the shelf until 2019 or should they throw him at the A-Gap on December 9th when Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts come to town to challenge Houston for the AFC South crown?