Houston Texans center Jarrett Patterson (54) and guard Tytus Howard (71) drop back into pass protection in front of quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Houston. Howard moved to left guard from the right tackle position against the Dolphins.

Ersery, who ran a 5.1 40-time at the combine and only allowed five sacks in over 1,300 pass-blocking snaps, scored an unofficial 9.89 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 16 out of 1379 OT from 1987 to 2025. It was also No. 2 among all offensive tackle prospects in 2025.

In each of their first two seasons under head coach DeMeco Ryans and with C.J. Stroud at QB, the Texans have won the AFC South and a Wild Card game before losing in the Divisional Round. However, the team fired OC Bobby Slowik and named Nick Caley as the new offensive coordinator to try and get Stroud back on track in Year 3.