F
Houston Texans
The Williams reach set a tone the Texans could not shake: F.
by BurberryDO$$AR ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 0 steals
· 7 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for James Williams, 78 picks ahead of schedule. It bottoms out at a F.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.
Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left wide receiver open, and the grade is the bill.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 23 they get a disruptive interior force, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ja'Tavion Sanders this early at No. 36. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for James Williams. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Cam Hart in Round 3, Pick 27 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor itch, scratched.
They paid a round early for Javon Foster in slot 123, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They paid up for Jordan Travis at the 126th pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Wright in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Michael Barrett at pick 176 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.