One of the greatest traits a player on the Houston Texans can have is position flexbility.
Offensive line coach Mike Devlin and coach Bill O’Brien put Max Scharping to the test on Monday during training camp practice. The former 2019 second-round pick, who started 14 of his 16 games played at left guard, took snaps at center.
The club already is aware of the versatility with starting center Nick Martin and guards Senio Kelemete, Zach Fulton, and Greg Mancz. The Texans wanted to see what Scharping could offer.
“We know what we have in Nick, Mancz, Kelemete at center, Zach Fulton,” coach Bill O’Brien told the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain. “Max is a guy that can play all five spots. He’s our starting left guard, but he can do other things so we’re trying to pick a day here and there to give him the training at other positions.”
Though they Texans are returning the same five offensive line starters, the club still wants to evaluate the skillsets of their starters should they get in a bind that forces them to play the best five-man combination along the line.
The Texans gave Scharping snaps at center during his rookie training camp, but only in the context of familiarizing him with the exchange. As preseason progressed, which saw Martin missing time, Fulton took the snaps at center.
