Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien confirmed on NFL Network that the team will select a quarterback in May’s NFL Draft.
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However, it is not clear if they will be taking one with the No. 1 overall pick.
“I don’t think there’s any question that we’ll draft a quarterback in the draft,” O’Brien said. “Where we draft that quarterback, I don’t think we know yet. We don’t even know that yet. We’re still in the process of studying all these prospects, in the process of putting a grade on them and place them where they would be in the draft. The big thing is it’s such a long process. We’re in the stage now where we go to the Pro Days and eventually we bring them into our facility for an interview, we call it an on-campus interview in Houston. As we get closer and closer we’ll obviously be able to make a decision,” O’Brien said on NFL Network.
Former UCF Blake Bortles is currently atop ESPN’s Todd McShay’s mock draft as the top pick and top quarterback. Bill O’Brien did not want to swirl any rumors that the Texans would choose Bortles with the No. 1 overall pick, saying that there are many other prospects in the draft.
“There’s not a lot of separation, and there are more quarterbacks than just three. Obviously, the three guys that everybody talks about, Blake, Teddy and Johnny, those guys are good players. Thy had great college careers. But there are other guys out there,” O’Brien said.
Until then, it will only be speculation on if Bortles has a chance of going No. 1 overall in May’s draft.
