NFL Rumors: 3 QBs who could be benched between now and Week 1

3 QBs who could be benched between now and Week 1: Davis Mills, Texans

The Houston Texans missed out on the chance to secure the No. 1 overall pick after a Week 18 win over the Indianapolis Colts. But, the Texans did get the second-overall pick, which put them into a position to select a quarterback prospect not named Bryce Young. So, the team used the pick on Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud to be the team’s hopeful quarterback of the future.

So surely, he’s the QB1, right? Wrong.

Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans stressed throughout this offseason that there will be a competition between Stroud and Davis Mills for the starting job. So, hence why Mills qualifies for “quarterbacks who could be benched between now and Week 1.”

Mills was the team’s third-round pick in 2021 and showed some promise during his rookie year. But as for last season, he received 14 starts, while Kyle Allen received two, and Jeff Driskel got one. Mills threw for 3,118 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions (tied for league-high) while completing 61.0 percent of his passes.

Thus far in training camp, Mills and Stroud are splitting first-team reps, and the competition remains tight. But, given that Stroud is the second-overall pick, he could carry the advantage.