Reports: Texans Met With Buckeyes QB CJ Stroud at NFL Combine

With the No. 2 overall pick, barring any trades, Texans GM Nick Caserio and Co. hope to find their franchise quarterback for the foreseeable future.

The Houston Texans - maybe even more than any other team - are in full information-gathering mode at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week.

With the No. 2 overall pick, barring any trades, Nick Caserio and Co. hope to find their franchise quarterback for the foreseeable future.

Per multiple reports, the Texans met with Ohio State Buckeyes signal-caller C.J. Stroud on Thursday.

Stroud and the Buckeyes finished at 11-2 last season before losing in the College Football Playoff semifinals to eventual champion Georgia on a missed field goal as time expired.

In that game, Stroud completed 23-of-34 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns against a stout Bulldogs defense.

The Texans have also been linked to Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, although there are now concerns about Young being undersized for play at the next level. Stroud would be a more traditional approach to the position in Houston.

Unless the Bears, who own the No. 1 pick, trade down, Houston should get their pick of the litter at quarterback since Chicago already has Justin Fields, another Ohio State quarterback, under center. 

The Bears are expected to either go defense or entertain trade offers for the first pick.

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