Houston Texans offensive guard Kenyon Green (shoulder) suffered a shoulder injury in the team's preseason win over the New Orleans Saints last fall and spent the entire 2023 campaign on Injured Reserve. It was an injury that Green had been dealing with since May. The 23-year-old has since made great progress and was participating at organized team activities last week. "Kenyon has done a really great job of putting himself in a position to compete," head coach DeMeco Ryans said. "He did a great job of working throughout the offseason. We know he had the surgery last season, so he was battling back, rehabbing." Green started 14 of 15 games as a rookie in 2022 and allowed 47 pressures, 31 hurries, 12 QB hits and five sacks at left guard while playing through a knee injury. Now healthy, the former first-rounder will have a chance this summer to reclaim his starting role.
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said that former first-rounder Kenyon Green (shoulder) is working back to full speed this offseason but will have to earn a starting role in 2024. "KG is a good kid. he'll have a full offseason, which he hasn't had. Nobody is guaranteed anything . Ultimately, it's going to come down to how he performs on the field," Caserio said. The Texans took Green 15th overall in 2022 out of Texas A&M. The 23-year-old offensive guard played in 15 games (14 starts) in his rookie campaign but didn't play at all in 2023 after hurting his shoulder in the preseason finale. He also missed the start of training camp in his first year and missed two games due to a knee injury in 2022. Before his injury last fall, Green was slated to serve as the team's starting left guard. He improved as a run blocker in his first year but struggled in pass protection.
Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans was non-committal on the status of starting left offensive guard Kenyon Green's (knee) status for the start of training camp at the end of July after Green had arthroscopic knee surgery in the offseason. Green hasn't participated in offseason workouts, but he's made progress with his rehab behind the scenes and is considered to be on track to practice in training camp, according to a league source. The 22-year-old former first-rounder from Texas A&M struggled in his rookie year in 2022, allowing four sacks with a dozen penalties in 14 starts. He allowed 47 pressures in 823 snaps and had a 37.7 Pro Football Focus blocking grade and a 27.0 pass-protection mark.
The Houston Texans took Texas A&M offensive guard Kenyon Green with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft on Thursday evening. Green will stay in his home state and becomes the first offensive guard taken in this year's draft. The 21-year-old was a consensus two-time All-American in college and should be a an anchor for Houston's offensive line at one of the guard spots right away. Green also has some experience at tackle, too, so he will give the Texans some options on the offensive line. He started at every position but center last year. Green has really long arms and usually wins on initial impact at the point of contact. Houston will be hoping he can create lots of holes in the running game with his powerful frame.
