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Who Will Houston Target in Round One Now?

By Josh McSwain

Jan 3, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith points to the crowd during the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium. The Texans won 30-6. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith points to the crowd during the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium. The Texans won 30-6. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /
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With Brock Osweiler and Lamar Miller now in Houston, the two biggest needs of the offseason have been addressed. Who now with the Texans look at with their first round pick?

The biggest needs now are along the offensive and defensive lines. There already had been some talk about taking an interior defensive lineman in the first, but with two offensive linemen lost to free agency, that also becomes a pressing need. However, the draft class is skewed more toward the defensive players in the first round so that’s why I think the Texans are more likely to go with a defensive player than an offensive player, but here are four possibilities for the Texans at #22:

1. Kenny Clark, DT, UCLA

Defensive lineman Kenny Clark #97 of the UCLA Bruins prepares to take the field before the college football game against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium on September 26, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona. (Sept. 25, 2015 - Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America)
Defensive lineman Kenny Clark #97 of the UCLA Bruins prepares to take the field before the college football game against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium on September 26, 2015 in Tucson, Arizona.(Sept. 25, 2015 – Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America) /

The former Bruin is an athletic, disruptive force on the interior. At 6-2 and 314 pounds he has good size and can hold up at nose and is really quick and agile for his size. He had 11 tackles for loss and six sacks last season as well as five passes batted down. He is also a rock solid run defender and could be just what the Texans need behind Vince Wilfork at nose tackle.

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