Five teams that must ‘win the draft’ this weekend

The NFL Draft allows every team to close the gap on or surpass its competition. With a few shrewd moves, teams can improve their odds of winning each week by acquiring blue-chip talents with big-play potential at a few marquee spots. Although it is challenging to identify, acquire and develop elite players, the team builders who can “win the draft” routinely play in the postseason tournament each season.

With the goal of building an eventual playoff contender in mind, here are five teams that must knock it out of the park on draft weekend:

GM Nick Cesario and new coach DeMeco Ryans have a chance to rebuild the Texans from the ground up. The duo could select a quarterback of the future with the No. 2 overall pick or completely restock the talent on the roster before dropping in a premier QB1 down the road. While bypassing a quarterback at No. 2 would draw the ire of Texans’ fans and draft experts worldwide, the team needs more blue-chip talent to compete in an AFC loaded with elite quarterbacks and playmakers.