B-
Houston Texans
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.
by Powerful ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Eyabi Okie-Anoma at Round 7, Pick 22 will need to, sitting 142 spots clear of his grade.
The King pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.
They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 27 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
They paid a round early for Edgerrin Cooper in the 53rd pick, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Taking Kalen King in Round 3, Pick 25 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
No edge and no loss on Jaden Hicks in pick No. 121; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They reached into another round for Zion Tupuola-Fetui, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
De'Corian Clark at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A tidy little value on Blake Watson in pick No. 239, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They talked themselves into Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.