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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 31, 2024

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ollie Gordon II slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the 235th overall pick. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If Stowers pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 19th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Booker at the 53rd overall pick is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They read the board right and Andrew Mukuba was the payoff at pick 84. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
A big swing on Eli Stowers at Round 4, Pick 19, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at pick No. 164 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick235 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at slot 235. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.