One month after the Houston Texans selected Jadeveon Clowney No. 1 overall, both sides agreed to a deal.

The deal is reportedly a four-year contract with up to $22.27 million in guaranteed money.

Including Clowney, there have now been 18 first round selected players to sign with their teams. With the No. 1 overall pick signed, the remaining 14 players should begin to negotiate more, now that the biggest standard has been set. The contract may not look very big compared to previous No. 1 overall selections, but that's because of the rookie wage scale that took in to effect in recent years. The days of JaMarcus Russell making $31 million guaranteed without even playing a snap in the NFL is in the past.

Clowney was a standout at South Carolina for three seasons playing in the best conference in college football, the SEC. In his first season at South Carolina, Clowney recorded eight sacks. Still, many people weren't sold on the freshmen and thought he may just be a "flash in the pan." Clowney would prove doubters wrong by dominating in 2012. In his second season, Clowney recorded 13 quarterback sacks and 54 total tackles. There was no doubt after this season who the best defensive player in college football was. In his third and final season at South Carolina, his numbers decreased. Clowney's numbers dropped not because of lack of production but because he drew double teams and had a few minor injuries.

The Texans were the worst team in the NFL last season, and some thought the team would draft a quarterback with the first overall pick. Back in the 2006 draft, the Texans surprised many by selecting Mario Williams with the first pick over Vince Young, Matt Lienart and Reggie Bush. The Texans didn't take the flashy player with all the "media buzz," but they took the best player available. Similarly, they did the same thing in this year's draft.

The Texans don't play in the toughest division in the NFL, the AFC South, but they will have to face Andrew Luck for the foreseeable future. Luck has proven to be a great pick for the Indianapolis Colts, and the Texans are going to need a pass rusher to disrupt him twice a year. It's very unlikely the Texans will make the playoffs next season, but they are heading in the right direction.

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