B-
Houston Texans
The Texans turned the phones into found money: B-.
by Powerful ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
The war room fell hard for Julius Welschof, and it showed at the 247th overall pick: 82 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.
Wilson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.
Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 23rd overall pick they get an island corner. More want than need.
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Taliese Fuaga at Round 2, Pick 1 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in pick 58. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Nothing to complain about; Marist Liufau went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Steal is underselling it; Johnny Wilson at slot 123 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Malik Mustapha at Round 4, Pick 26 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Braelon Allen at No. 163. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Blake Watson in pick 239 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Julius Welschof in pick No. 247, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.