In a mock draft released Tuesday, ESPN NFL draft expert Todd McShay projected the Houston Texans will select Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud with the No. 2 pick.
In the mock, McShay and fellow draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. alternated picks, and they made the selections based on a combination of what they think teams will do and should do.
Regarding the Texans' pick, McShay wrote:
"I really wouldn't be surprised if Houston jumps at the chance to draft a dominant defender like Alabama's Will Anderson Jr., but I'm making the pick here, and there's no way I'm passing up one of the top two quarterbacks in the class with that glaring need.