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The Texans have agreed to terms with second-round defensive tackle Kayden McDonald on a four-year, fully guaranteed contract worth $12.904 million, per agents Drew Rosenhaus, Robert Bailey and Oliver Chell.McDonald uncoiled out of his three-point stance at the Texans rookie minicamp, firing off the football with explosiveness and intensity.McDonald was determined to make his first NFL practice count, and establish a gold standard.It was obvious how much McDonald is putting into his rookie season. And the former Ohio State consensus All-American defensive tackle, the Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year, should bolster the top-ranked defense in the league.Once projected as a first-round draft pick and selected in the second round with the 36th overall selection, McDonald has set his ambitions on the kind of banner first season that would make history.Win a Super Bowl, Rookie of the Year, All-Pro first year, McDonald said in response to a question from KPRC 2 on his goal-setting. These are realistic for me. I wrote those down and Im blessed to be here and Ive got a chance.McDonald doesnt shy away from high expectations.After meeting formally with the Texans at the NFL scouting combine, he visited them along with the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Washington Commanders, Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals. McDonald had a special feeling about the Texans throughout the draft process.Yes, sir. I thought it all the way through, McDonald said. Texans, they made it clear who the best defensive tackle was. Its a blessing to be here. Im ready for the opportunity.The Texans needed a young, athletic defensive tackle to work in tandem with Sheldon Rankins, Tommy Togiai and Logan Hall and play inside opposite Pro Bowl defensive ends Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter.McDonald, a Texarkana native who grew up in Suwanee, Georgia, provides a dominant inside presence at 6-foot-2 1/8, 326 pounds and operates with outstanding leverage and pad level. The first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection recorded 65 tackles last season for the Buckeyes with three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Yes, McDonald rivaled his Buckeyes teammates, Washington Commanders first-round linebacker Sonny Styles and Dallas Cowboys safety Caleb Downs, for the first hit throughout the season. He was simply that active.What I like about Kayden and his tape at Ohio State is the physicality, it shows up, Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. When hes across the line from an offensive lineman, no matter who it was, he was knocking those guys back in the backfield. That translates to Houston Texans defense.We want to knock guys back. He does that. Hes still a very young player who has so much room to grow, so much room to ascend. It starts right here today. You see him in his individual drills. He has the power. We can win with that type of power.And confidence, too.McDonald has stated multiple times hes the best defensive tackle in the draft. The fact that he wasnt the first defensive lineman selected bothers him to this day. And it provides significant motivational fuel.Being blessed, staying in the moment, McDonald said. You cant take this for granted. Im walking out here today, and its like: This is your first day in the NFL. Its not a game no more. Its a job, and you got to take it serious. ..Just getting out there with my teammates for rookie minicamp. Weve all got energy and enthusiasm. Its a great opportunity. At the end of the day, we want to get to L.A. and win a Super Bowl.The way that McDonald can complement the pass rushers and edge-setters that headline the Texans front seven and keep blocks off of Pro Bowl middle linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair can make him a tone-setter for defensive line coach-run game coordinator Rod Wright.Hes one of the best in the league, he wants everything his way and weve got to follow that, McDonald said. Youve got to stay on that $50 million, $40 million line. Youve got Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter, those are two All-Pro guys. You just follow that plan and all things are going to work out.McDonald was in the green room during the first round of the draft. When he got passed over, McDonald was convinced by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to return for the second night of the draft. That led up to an emotional moment where McDonald got the life-changing call from the Texans after they traded up two spots to land him. Roger, he told me Im going to be a special guy, McDonald said. He got a lot of respect for me and Ive got a lot of respect for him. It meant a lot to me to come back on Day 2 and walk that stage.McDonald is already making fast friends with Anderson and is happy to reunite with former Ohio State players like quarterback C.J. Stroud and tight end Cade Stover. McDonald met Anderson at the Rockets playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers.My teammates, its like a brotherhood here, McDonald said. Staff, training staff, even the dieticians, people that cook the food, its been a warm welcome.Got to help out the defensive ends, get them to second-and-long, get them to third-and-long, let Will and Danielle Hunter and all the other guys get off the edge. Its going to work out. Three-and-out, get off the field, give it back to C.J. and go score.The Texans defense, under the leadership of coach DeMeco Ryans and defensive coordinator Matt Burke is formidable.Its going to be tough to score on us, McDonald said. We already got the pieces on defense. Adding me, its gonna be special.The Texans traded the 38th overall pick and 117th overall selection of the fourth round in exchange for the Raiders original 36th overall pick and the 91st overall selection in the third round.We felt McDonald was probably the best run defender in the draft, Texans general manager Nick Caserio said. Matt Patricia did a really good job with him, got the most out of him. Hell be a good fit for our program. We like the player. The player falls, we cant control any of that. We brought him in the building, had a good visit with him. Did a lot of work on him. We felt like he was the best run-stopping defensive tackle in the draft. So, lets add him to the team.One of the top defensive players in the draft, McDonald is determined to prove the Texans made a great decision to pick him.Everybody that went before me, thats what fuels me, McDonald said. Theres not one player better than me in this class. Im gonna show it.TRYOUT CENTRALThe Texans worked out multiple players during their rookie minicamp, including former University of Houston quarterback Clayton Tune.Tune has played for the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers.The Texans also worked out Connecticut kicker Chris Freeman, Texas A&M long snapper Jacob Graham, a Memorial High graduate, Connecticut tight end Louis Hansen, Washington quarterback Kai Horton, former Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers and Northwestern running back Evan Hull, Lenoir-Rhyne defensive tackle ANdre Jefferson and Marshall wide receiver Demarcus Lacey.Rookie running back Jordan Whittington, an undrafted player from Oregon, participated in the drills despite not being fully recovered from offseason toe surgery, per a league source.Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com

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