With the Houston Texans having spent the No. 2 overall pick on quarterback C.J. Stroud, all eyes are on which signal caller is working with the first team throughout the club’s offseason program.
On the first day of mandatory minicamp at Houston Methodist Training Center, the former Ohio State product was working with the ones.
According to coach DeMeco Ryans, there wasn’t much to read into the rookie field general getting first team reps.
“Both of our guys have been rotating each week,” Ryans said. “As you came to practice, you’ve seen we’ve rotated those guys each week. Just happened to be the week C.J. was with the ones.”
Davis Mills, who was the Texans’ starting quarterback last season and has logged the most since 2021 with 26, still has the confidence he can win the job. Weighing the progress of the third-year product versus the newcomer is part of the evaluation for the Texans.
“We’ll see where their process goes in training camp,” said Ryans. “As the competition continues to grow, we’ll see who separates themselves. That decision will take care of itself.”
The Texans have not had a rookie quarterback start on Opening Day since Sept. 8, 2002, when David Carr led the Texans to their first win in franchise history with a 19-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys at then-Reliant Stadium.
