B
Houston Texans
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.
by Powerful ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Xavier Thomas at No. 158, roughly 53 spots before his name belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
The Corley 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.
Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 27th overall pick they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Legette at pick No. 53 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Payton Wilson at No. 88 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Circle this one: Malachi Corley at pick 121 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Good price on Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 27, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Xavier Thomas at slot 158 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Fair-plus on Blake Watson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Storm Duck at slot 242 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.