AP

Texans coach Bill O’Brien is pleased with the way quarterback Brock Osweiler has progressed through the preseason, which likely ended for Osweiler after he turned in a strong performance against the Cardinals on Sunday.

Among Osweiler’s 11 completions in the game were a 35-yard strike to first-round pick Will Fuller and a 26-yard touchdown a bit later in the proceedings. Osweiler expects that he and Fuller will continue to make connections during the regular season and that Fuller will emerge as a key player for the team.

“Will’s a very special football player,” Osweiler said, via the team’s website. “What people really need to know about him — obviously everybody knows about his speed, they saw him all last season, they saw him at the combine — but it’s his work ethic. That’s what really makes him special. He comes in every single day, he works extremely hard, studies hard and practices hard. We expect big things out of Will this season.”

Fuller’s speed makes him dangerous down field and this summer has shown that it can also create some space for DeAndre Hopkins to operate. Throw in rookie Braxton Miller, who Osweiler also looked to early in Sunday’s game, and the Texans have a lot of potential in their receiving corps in Osweiler’s first season with the team.