Patriots trade 5th-round pick to Texans for 6th, 7th-rounders

The New England Patriots traded a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Houston Texans in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections, the club announced Monday.

Specifically, New England sent No. 170 to Houston for Nos. 183 and 245.

New England owns another fifth-rounder (No. 158) in this draft, while the Texans have two more sixth-rounders (Nos. 205 and 207).

The move will give Bill Belichick more opportunity to seek depth later in the draft, which begins Thursday and runs through Saturday. While this class lacks the blue-chip talent of recent years, it is widely acknowledged to have significant depth.