Welcome to 2024 NFL Draft Week

Buckle up Buttercup, the show’s about to start

That’s right! Today is NFL Draft Monday. Not a holiday – yet – but might as well be. In fact, the great state of Texas should proclaim this entire week a holiday. After all the excitement of last year’s draft, Nick Caserio and Demeco Ryans have set the bar pretty high.

What will happen this week? Major trades? Unexpected rookie slides? Future Hall of Fame players hearing their name called?

All that is likely to occur.

2024 NFL Draft Info:

FoxSports.com

When is the 2024 NFL Draft?

The 2024 NFL Draft is scheduled to take place from April 25 to April 27.

Round 1: Thursday, April 25 at 8 p.m. ET.

Rounds 2-3: Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. ET.

Rounds 4-7: Saturday, April 27 at noon ET.

Where is the NFL Draft taking place?

The 2024 NFL Draft will take place in Detroit, MI in Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza of the downtown area.

2024 Houston Texans Draft Picks:

Texans’ 2024 draft picks

ESPN.com

Round 2: No. 42 overall (from Minnesota)

Round 2: No. 59

Round 3: No. 86 (from Philadelphia)

Round 4: No. 123 (from Cleveland)

Round 4: No. 127

Round 6: No. 188 (from Las Vegas through New England and Minnesota)

Round 6: No. 189 (from Buffalo through Denver and Los Angeles Rams)

Round 7: No. 238 (from New Orleans)

Round 7: No. 247

Top three needs: CB, DT, WR. The Texans signed two former top-10 picks from the 2020 draft, Jeff Okudah and CJ Henderson, at cornerback. Both are talented, but neither developed into what their draft billing suggested, so the Texans could use more corner help.

That’s 9 total picks. Expect Caserio to put his gamblers hat on and look to wheel and deal some, if not all, of those picks.

With the cards Houston currently holds, it’s very likely the phone starts ringing if and when another team decides they want to trade out of the first round.

Based on the NFL Draft Pick Trade Value Chart, here’s what Caserio has in his hand right now:

Pick 42 – 480 points

Pick 59 – 310 points

Pick 86 – 160 points

Pick 123 – 49 points

Pick 127 – 45 points

Pick 188 – 16 points

Pick 189 – 16 points

Pick 238 – 2 points

Pick 247 – 2 points

By packaging both 2nd round picks and one of the others, Caserio could easily trade back into the top 20 selections, putting the Texans back into the 1st round.

If a player catches his eye that’s expected to go higher, he could barter with 1 or more of next year’s picks to bring more talent to H-Town.

The least likely thing to happen this week: Houston standing pat with the picks they have and letting the draft come to them.

Caserio and Ryans have proven they’re proactive, not reactive. Expect them to continue this trend between now and Saturday evening.