Building a sports dynasty takes many moving parts, and when you are a part of one over a long period, you tend to pick up some tidbits along the way.

For Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio, learning from one of the best football minds the game has ever seen in New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, his bucket of knowledge must be overflowing.

Caserio worked for the Patriots from 2001, starting as a personal assistant and worked his way up to director of player personnel. During that time, he was part of a dynasty that won 17 AFC East divisional titles and six SuperBowls.

The Houston Texans admired his work ethic and hired him in 2021 as their general manager.

On the final day of the 2022 NFL Draft, Caserio was asked how much of that Patriots experience he recalled when making selections.

“Those 20 years of experience I would say were invaluable just from a teaching and learning standpoint and how we apply principles and things that we’re going to try to apply,” Caserio said. “I think you take the things that you learned. I think just more than anything the thought process that goes into the why."

Caserio orchestrated his second consecutive draft with more capital than he did the previous year when the Texans’ first pick was in the third round. This year, along with the help of head coach Lovie Smith and offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, the Texans filled needs on both sides of the ball with nine picks in six rounds.

“I think, look, the reality is it’s a great weekend for the organization,” said Caserio to the local media. “We’re all excited. We’re excited for the players that we brought into the building. Hopefully, our team is excited, but the reality is there’s a lot of work, and it’s going to be about how hard we work, how well we work, and what we do when we’re ultimately on the field.”