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Houston Texans

The Texans won the night they stopped Walker from sliding. Grade: D-.

by Drane04 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future C

Somebody in Round 7, Pick 20 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Devontez Walker, the No. 152 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback still on the board. The Colson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 14
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chop Robinson at pick No. 24 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 30
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.28 · Pick 28 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 26
In the 28th overall pick they get a matchup weapon at tight end at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 37
Keon Coleman in No. 33 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 35
Nate Wiggins at pick 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 85
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in the 89th pick leaves quarterback for later.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 84
A reasonable price with a little left over, Amarius Mims in slot 90. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 90
A straight-up fair deal on TreVeyon Henderson at Round 3, Pick 28, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 112
Junior Colson at pick 95 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 96
They took Andrew Mukuba at par in slot 98, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · James Williams · S · rank 123
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, James Williams adds a safety and leaves quarterback untouched.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Donovan Jackson · OG · rank 134
They paid a round early for Donovan Jackson in the 124th pick, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Jamari Thrash · WR · rank 140
They barely believed it either: Jamari Thrash still on the board at No. 158. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.20 · Pick 240 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 152
Devontez Walker at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Zy Alexander · CB · rank 230
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zy Alexander at pick No. 242. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
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