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With the second pick in the first round, the Jacksonville Jaguars got themselves a rock of an offensive tackle in Luke Joeckel. What did they get with the first pick of the second round? A team in dire need of cornerstones might have found one ...

Antonio Johnson gave the Indianapolis Colts almost five solid years of service. Originally a fifth-round pick by the Titans out of Mississippi State in 2007, Bill Polian reluctantly signed him off Tennessee's practice squad when the Colts were thi...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans The Texans' history at quarterback in pictures, from the Houston Chronicle. Putting the eye test on the Texans' draft picks, with Battle Red Blog. Indianapolis Colts A thousand upper-level season...

Car crashes have taken a big toll on DeAndre Hopkins' family. But when he crashed a blue 1995 Chevy Impala 16 months ago and walked away with only a concussion, perhaps Hopkins broke a spell. "I think we're free," Sabrina Greenlee, Hopkins' mot...

With the draft in the rearview mirror, what is the most pressing issue on each AFC South team's agenda? Houston Texans: Get DeAndre Hopkins up to speed. The Texans like their first-round draft pick's experience and think he will be a contributor r...

This year's Irrelevant Week XXXVIII is tentatively set to kick off on June 18. It will honor the Indianapolis Colts' Justice Cunningham, a tight end from South Carolina who was the 254th pick. I've never really plugged into the fanfare of Mr. Irre...

A late look at Todd McShay's thinking on the best and most questionable draft pick of each team in the AFC South. Houston Texans Best: Safety D.J. Swearinger, 57th overall Most questionable: Receiver DeAndre Hopkins, 27th overall: My tho...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Links to stories on all the Texans draft picks from during their college careers, compiled by Patrick Starr of State of the Texans. Projecting the initial 53-man roster of the 2013 Houston Texans, with...

The Titans were completely serious when they said they were not finished adding free agents. Just two days after they finished adding eight draft picks, they had at least two veteran visitors: Former Bears defensive end Isreal Idonije and former T...

At Football Perspective, Chase Stuart has created a new draft pick trade calculator. He's also got a calculator based on the older Jimmy Johnson-style trade chart. Let's look at the trades made by AFC South teams on both calculators to see how tea...

The AFC South's two 3-4 teams spent first-, third- and fourth-round picks on pass-rushing outside linebackers, trying to amp up the pressure they can put on opposing quarterbacks. The Colts will be converting first-rounder Bjoern Werner of Florida...

A quick look at the Texans' four sixth-round picks: 176th overall: David Quessenberry, OT, San Jose State The pick came in a trade from Oakland, but was well-travelled. It was originally property of the Titans, who dealt it to Minnesota last ye...

The Colts took a crack at upgrading their safety depth, spending their sixth-round pick, 192nd overall, on Oregon free safety John Boyett. At 5-foot-10, he may not be tall. With 4.64 speed he may not be fast. He is the sort of player, however, ...

It took until the fifth round, but the Titans finally added a defensive end. At LSU, Lavar Edwards worked largely behind Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery. Mingo was the fifth pick in the draft by the Browns and Montgomery went to Houston in the...

Antonio Johnson worked hard to be a 3-4 nose tackle for the Colts last year and started 13 games. But if the Colts are healthy they've now got four, much bigger options for the spot in their second year of the 3-4 front. Fifth-round pick Montor...

The Colts are very serious about upgrading the protection for Andrew Luck. They've had three picks so far, and have used the last two on linemen: Third-round guard Hugh Thornton and now fourth-rounder Khaled Holmes from USC, 121st overall. The ...