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Houston Texans

The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Smith: D-.

by Drane04 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future C+

The rest of the league will want that one back. Ainias Smith tumbling to the Texans in the Round 7 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The cost of the Bell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman still on the board. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · JC Latham · OT · rank 16
In the 24th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 22
Jared Verse at Round 1, Pick 27 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 15
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 35
Nate Wiggins at No. 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 78
The board had Barrett Carter higher than pick 89, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 85
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 90th overall pick on Maason Smith with interior defensive lineman unsolved.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 124
Jaheim Bell at slot 95 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Donovan Jackson · OG · rank 134
They went early on Donovan Jackson in pick No. 124, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Jo'Quavious Marks · RB · rank 154
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jo'Quavious Marks in the 158th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.31 · Pick 206 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 152
Devontez Walker at slot 206 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.20 · Pick 240 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 175
Ainias Smith in No. 240 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 250
A reach for Taulia Tagovailoa in pick No. 242; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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