Was Mario Williams the wrong choice for Houston Texans in 2006?

The Houston Texans had the first overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.

To make a play on words, to have a high draft pick is to have a great responsibility. Heading into the 2006 draft, everyone expected the Houston Texans to pick USC running back Reggie Bush. Now for those of you who are younger NFL fans, it was not uncommon to see running backs go high in the draft.

Today’s draft climate doesn’t view running backs in that high of regard unless you are Travis Etienne or Najee Harris. If you are presumed to be the best running back in the draft, then it’s a likely scenario to go in the first round.

That was arguably the golden age of running backs when they were still valued as first-round…