TEXANS MOCK DRAFT GRADE F

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Houston Texans

The Williams reach set the tone, and the Texans never recovered: F.

by BurberryDO$$AR · 2024 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 0 steals · 9 reaches
Value D
Need B-
Trades F
Future B-

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent the 58th overall pick on James Williams, a name most had 70 spots down the list. There is no dressing it up: a F.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left edge rusher open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 22
In the 25th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 111
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 44 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · James Williams · S · rank 128
Value said wait; James Williams in slot 58 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 74
A reach for Jonathon Brooks in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 98
A conviction pick on Tyler Davis at pick 90 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 124
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cam Hart adds a cornerback and leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots untouched.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 132
Javon Foster in the 123rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 191
A real head-scratcher, Michael Barrett in pick No. 131 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Theo Wease Jr. · WR · rank 173
They jumped the gun on Theo Wease Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.34 · Pick 170 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 182
They went early on Christian Jones in Round 5, Pick 34, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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