B-
Houston Texans
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.
by navygrn ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
Hard to follow the map here. The Texans bypassed edge rusher and interior defensive lineman to take Maason Smith at the Round 3 slot, a spot they had covered. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Jordan steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 23 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A premium they did not need to pay, Payton Wilson a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
A surprising call. With edge rusher and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent No. 90 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
No edge and no loss on James Williams in pick No. 123; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Ben Sinnott at the 126th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
The board had Jawhar Jordan higher than pick 213, and the running back fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A tidy little value on Kedon Slovis in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They went early on Trey Wedig in the 247th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Jordan Whittington in slot 252 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.