For the third straight year, the Houston Texans are sending a different coach to the NFL owners meetings.

DeMeco Ryans took to the podium Monday at the Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona. To no one’s surprise, the rookie coach fielded questions about the Texans’ options with the No. 2 overall pick.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has been associated with the Texans and the No. 2 overall pick, and the reigning NFL assistant coach of the year didn’t seem phased at all by potentially employing a smaller quarterback, John Crumpler of USA Today's Texans Wire reports.

“For Bryce, I know it’s a lot, going on to talk about his size,” Ryans said. “The guy has done it at the highest level in college football and size hasn’t seemed to be a problem. I don’t see it as an issue because you watch the tape, and you put on the tape, and you see the kid play, and you see how smart he is. You see the anticipation. You see the accuracy. You see how this guy is calm in critical moments. When you see those things, size isn’t one of the factors that pop up on tape that’s like, oh, man, it’s a problem.”z

Young is by far and away the most popular mock selection to Houston by draft analysts and an overwhelming fan favorite to become the next franchise quarterback. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2021 and followed it up with an excellent 2022 campaign despite the losses of wide receivers John Metchie and Jameson Williams.

His height at 5’10” 1/8 and 204-pound weigh in have caused concern amongst NFL evaluators. There are questions as to how that frame might hold up in a faster, more violent league and if he has the strength for NFL ball velocity.

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