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Houston Texans 7-Round Mock Draft: Life after the DeAndre Hopkins trade

By Stephen Forsha

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - SEPTEMBER 14: Jalen Reagor #1 of the TCU Horned Frogs runs the ball during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 14, 2019 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - SEPTEMBER 14: Jalen Reagor #1 of the TCU Horned Frogs runs the ball during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on September 14, 2019 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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BOISE, ID – OCTOBER 21: Wide receiver Brock Barr #89 of the Boise State Broncos is tackled by linebacker Logan Wilson #30 of the Wyoming Cowboys during second half action on October 21, 2017 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won the game 24-14. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images)
BOISE, ID – OCTOBER 21: Wide receiver Brock Barr #89 of the Boise State Broncos is tackled by linebacker Logan Wilson #30 of the Wyoming Cowboys during second half action on October 21, 2017 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Boise State won the game 24-14. (Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images) /

On Day 3 of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans can “go West,” so to speak, and with the 111th overall pick they can select linebacker Logan Wilson from Wyoming, a player whom some consider “a sleeper” in this draft.

Wilson was the only player from Wyoming to get an invite to the NFL Combine earlier this year, and the 6-2, 241-pound linebacker tested well in the 40-yard dash at 4.63 and also had 21 reps on the bench press. Some positives about Wilson are the fact he is a player that can play all three downs and that he seems to have “good instincts,” according to Lance Zierlein of NFL.com.

The Texans need more at linebacker, and though he’s not going to be a star or starter overnight, he’s a player who can contribute to the Texans’ special teams, which in all honesty needs some help when looking back at previous seasons.

What there is to like about Wilson is he can tackle, and think back to the divisional round playoff game. The Texans didn’t tackle, and that cost them a lot of momentum and the game itself. Wilson could find a spot somewhere on the Texans’ defense, work at his craft, gradually gain more playing time and become a solid asset to the defense.

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