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Here are the Houston Texans biggest needs heading into the NFL Draft
Apr 11, 2024, 4:08 pm
Their biggest needs appear to be on defense. Composite image by Jack Brame.
With the NFL Draft just two weeks away, Mike Florio and Chris Simms examine the Texans roster and predict which spots the team will look to improve.
Simms believes that Houston needs to upgrade at corner and defensive tackle, with Desmond King and Denico Autry getting a little long in the tooth. Let's not forget DT Maliek Collins was traded away to the 49ers, and free agent DT Foley Fatukasi only signed a one-year deal with the Texans.
Not to mention, the two cornerbacks the Texans signed in free agency (Jeff Okudah, CJ Henderson) haven't been very productive over the first several years of their careers. Both players were first-round picks in the draft that never lived up to expectations.
Check out the video above for the full breakdown.
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.