For the 2018 Texans to take a significant leap forward, one area of the team that must take an even more significant leap is the offensive line. Help is certainly needed, so the Texans reached out to a former Kansas City Chiefs interior lineman to provide some immediate assistance. Zach Fulton spent the first four years of his career in Kansas City and faced the Texans four separate times. In those four games, he played both center and guard.

2015 opening weekend - spent time at guard.

2015 playoff game - started at center.

2016 Week 2 - started at left guard.

2017 Week 5 - started at center.

Fulton hadn't played center until he arrived in the NFL, starting 40 games at right guard for the Tennessee Volunteers from 2010-2013. Nick Martin was last year's starter at center, but he was injured late in the year at Jacksonville. He should be back ready for the season, but it certainly helps that Martin and Fulton can play either guard or center.

So, who plays center and who plays guard? We'll see. Like I've said a number of times, just throw a ton of paint on the canvas and figure out what the painting will look like. In short, the more, the merrier. Fulton is a solid interior player and I studied his game against the Titans to get a closer look (not to mention the game against the Texans on Sunday night last season).

Two things I want to see from an interior player are the ability to anchor in pass protection and getting movement in the run game, especially in short yardage situations. Fulton certainly has some heavy hands and anchors relatively well in the pass game. In the game against the Texans, he was matched up with D.J. Reader throughout the game and it was evident the power Fulton can exert in the run game with his size and hands. Those two had some heavy collisions down in the trenches.