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RUN ON DEC 23, 2023

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  • Powderful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Texans let Pearsall fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ricky Pearsall slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick 234. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Reaching for Henderson left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 26th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 27th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kalen King
No edge and no loss on Kalen King in Round 2, Pick 17; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They went early on TreVeyon Henderson in slot 67, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Sawyer. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in pick No. 92 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in No. 117 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They took Smael Mondon Jr. at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A straight-up fair deal on Ben Sinnott at pick 154, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick234 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Duce Chestnut
Duce Chestnut in the 238th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.