A lot of focus through the first nine games has gone to the rookies from this year’s draft class. It makes perfect sense. At the very least, C.J. Stroud is the front-runner for rookie of the year. At the most, he could be a candidate for the league MVP. Will Anderson, Tank Dell, and Henry To’oTo’o have been significant contributors as well.
All that being said, the Houston Texans aren’t where they are without a strong group of veteran free agents that have helped fill in some of those gaps that were there the last three years.