2019 NFL Draft: Ranking The Offensive Tackle Prospects (Part I)

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesIn a perfect world, I wouldn’t be doing this. In a perfect world, the Texans would have played Juli’en Davenport at left tackle all season in 2018, and he would have turned all that offseason weight tossing into mediocre/competent left tackle play over the course of 17 weeks. Martinas Rankin would have started and excelled at right tackle after eventually taking over for Seantrel Henderson. Houston would have been able to overcome the interior blocking issues that come from Senio Kelemete’s sloppy hands and second level misses and Nick Martin’s frustrating run blocking. Then the answer would be simple. The cornerback group would be the position with the greatest need on Houston’s roster. Without a doubt, a cornerback would be selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

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