Deshaun Watson's emotional evening culminated in the 12th overall selection of Thursday night's first round.
But as expected, the hard work is just beginning.
Despite sacrificing nearly all of their high-end draft capital in 2018 to clear out the quarterback room and make the trade up to get Watson, the Texans are insisting that Tom Savage is still Houston's starting quarterback.
"We've said all along that we feel comfortable with Tom Savage," Texans general manager Rick Smith told NFL Network's James Palmer on Total Access Thursday night.