Texans Urged to Move Off Recent First Round Pick
The Houston Texans have a major goal of repairing their offensive line across the coming offseason.
During the 2024 season, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was the second-most sacked quarterback in the NFL only behind Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. As a result, Houston’s offense struggled from the bar they set in their previous campaign, dropping from the 13th-best scoring offense to the 19th.
Improvements need to take place on the front lines, but some departures on the unit may follow in the process. Among those players on the Texans’ roster on the verge of being out the door could be offensive guard Kenyon Green, who ESPN’s DJ Bien-Aime named as Houston’s most deserving of a change of scenery ahead of the 2025 season.
“Last season was a make-or-break year for Green after missing 2023 with a shoulder injury. But he struggled in pass blocking last season, allowing seven sacks — second most on the team — and a pressure rate of 11.3, the most among Texans offensive linemen who started multiple games,” Bien-Aime said. “The biggest indictment on Green was after being activated off a four-week IR stint (shoulder) the Texans did not play him again for the rest of the season. Green hasn’t had much success since being selected in the first round in 2022.”
Green was selected with the 15th-overall selection in 2022’s draft as a hopeful answer on the interior of the Texans’ offensive line, but the 23-year-old has struggled with inconsistency, unavailability, and has since slipped his way down Houston’s depth chart.
Houston’s offensive line will need to take some steps forward next season to continue their postseason streak, but those steps may not involve Green. Instead, the Texans could trade the young guard to a team willing to take a flier on a previously-high-graded prospect in exchange for late draft compensation.
Houston could give Green another shot to prove himself in 2025, and with youth on his side, there’s tons of time for an upward trend to be in the cards. But, the pressure for the Texans to get right in the trenches is high. Green needs an opportunity to develop and get his health in check, and that may not be on a win-now Houston roster.
If the Texans can sell their former first-rounder for any value they deem acceptable, keep an eye on Houston making a move on Green over the course of this offseason.
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Jared Koch is a sportswriter and editor covering the NFL and NBA for the On SI network since 2023. Jared currently lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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Los Angeles Rams guard Jonah Jackson is on the trade block, and ESPN thinks the New England Patriots are the perfect trade partner to give the 28-year-old a fresh start.
“Teams with fungible cap space and time to experiment on their offensive line should take a swing at Jackson, who was a good player the last time we saw him healthy,” NFL analyst Ben Solak wrote on Friday. “The Patriots, who lead the league in expected 2025 cap space and need help everywhere along the line, seem like a good candidate.”
Jackson’s 2024 season was a disaster, so it’s understandable that the Pro Bowler would seek a trade.
First, he suffered a shoulder injury in the offseason that caused him to miss most of training camp. Then, the Rams tried Jackson at center, a position he hadn’t played since college. After returning from a second injury in Week 10, Los Angeles benched him a week later.
Jackson has two years left on his contract, though his deal doesn’t include a guaranteed salary. According to Spotrac, he is set to make a base salary of $9 million in 2025 and 2026.
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Before signing with the Rams, Jackson started 57 games for the Detroit Lions from 2020-23, earning a Pro Bowl berth in 2021.
If healthy, Jackson can offer high-impact run blocking in a gap running scheme, and the Patriots could certainly benefit from that with limited offensive weapons for quarterback Drake Maye.
Solak predicted that trading for Jackson would cost the Patriots a 2026 sixth-round pick, and New England would not only bolster its offensive line but also acquire a 2026 seventh-round pick.
The Patriots have the opportunity to upgrade nearly every position on the offensive line as well as transform the entire organization. Is trading for Jackson worth the risk?
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