F
Houston Texans
The board had answers; the Texans had Wease Jr.. Grade: F.
by BurberryDO$$AR ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 1 steals
· 8 reaches
The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Theo Wease Jr., taking him 95 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
The Muhammad III pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 31st overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ja'Tavion Sanders. It fills a real need, too.
T'Vondre Sweat in No. 58 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
This one needs a full-page explanation: James Williams in pick 90, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Value said wait; Theo Wease Jr. in slot 94 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A premium they did not need to pay, Javon Foster a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A big swing on Jaylen Wright at pick 126, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Michael Barrett in the 163rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Christian Jones in No. 176 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
The board fumbled Moose Muhammad III all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.