Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

Before the day began, Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio and coach DeMeco Ryans had mapped out a plan, looking a variety of scenarios of how they might approach Day 1 of the NFL draft. They made phone calls around the league Thursday and engaged with teams about potential trades up and trades down.