AP

Three practices into a comeback from December microfracture surgery, Jadeveon Clowney is getting more work and starting to look more like the player the Texans selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

“So far, so good,” Texans coach Bill O’Brien told reporters of Clowney’s progress Wednesday.

Clowney was activated from the physically unable to perform list Monday, a date the team had targeted, and participated in individual drills. He played in four games, starting two, but did not record a sack in his rookie season.

The 6’5, 266-pound Clowney was featured on Tuesday night’s second episode of Hard Knocks. The segment was mostly about his rehab and showed video from last week of Clowney working with trainers after the rest of the team had finished practice.

The show also featured an in-practice conversation during which Clowney told J.J. Watt that he would definitely be on the field for the season opener.

Having him back alongside Watt for the games that count has been the goal all along.