HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans made it clear heading into the draft that no matter who the quarterback was, he would be better protected than some of their past first-round picks.
There have been three first-round quarterback selections in the Texans' history. First came David Carr -- the franchise's first-ever draft pick in 2002. Then in 2017, Houston took Deshaun Watson with the 12th pick. In April, C.J. Stroud was selected to take the reins, as Houston selected him with the No. 2 pick.
The Texans have made it a point of emphasis to not let happen to Stroud what happened to Carr and Watson.