B
Houston Texans
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a B.
by TexPump ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Nelson Ceaser went at slot 158, a good 43 picks before the board was ready. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Michael Gallup pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Adonai Mitchell in Round 2, Pick 21, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in the 95th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. A minor need, but a need all the same.
A reach on Cole Bishop in pick No. 124; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A wild overpay on Nelson Ceaser in No. 158, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.