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Houston Texans

The Texans lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

by BurberryDO$$AR · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 7 reaches
Value C
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Michael Barrett at slot 145, roughly 51 spots before his name belonged. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They banked enough surplus on Sanders to cover a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 41
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.32 · Pick 32 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 26
In slot 32 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 63
They reached a country mile for T'Vondre Sweat at the 40th overall pick, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 82
They talked themselves into Cooper Beebe at the 54th pick, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 64
No drama and no debate, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 65. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 58
Ja'Tavion Sanders in No. 78 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 78
Blake Corum slid further than he should have, and No. 90 is lovely value for the running back. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 134
They left a pile of value on the table to take Javon Foster this early at pick 91. The roster fit checks out.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · James Williams · S · rank 136
A big swing on James Williams at slot 101, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 139
A reach for Cam Hart in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.9 · Pick 145 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 196
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Michael Barrett well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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