The Raiders are buying and selling down for the second time within the second spherical. After their Dolphins settlement, the Raiders will drop out of their No. 48 spot, sending the decide to the Texans.
Shifting again up the board after its important drop on Day 1, Houston will ship Las Vegas Nos. 58 and 99 for 48, which they used on Minnesota offensive deal with Aireontae Ersery.
The Texans badly need assistance alongside the offensive line after transferring on from Laremy Tunsil, Kenyon Inexperienced, and Shaq Mason this offseason. They had been extensively anticipated to make use of a first-round decide on an O-lineman and even explored buying and selling up in Spherical 1 to land their most popular blocker. Such a deal by no means got here to fruition, and the Texans as a substitute traded their first-rounder (No. 24 general) to the Giants in change for the thirty fourth and 99th picks, in addition to a 2026 third-rounder.
Houston even used the thirty fourth decide on vast receiver Jayden Higgins, however they moved again as much as bolster their offensive line with Ersery, a 6-foot-6, 331-pound offensive deal with who profiles as a long-term blindside blocker for C.J. Stroud. The Texans signed Cam Robinson to a one-year deal in March, so he’ll probably begin at left deal with in 2025, giving Ersery time to develop his method and consistency.
