Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Fairchild: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Dylan Fairchild, the No. 94 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 167th overall pick.

The Griffith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the 25th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
They let Matthew Golden come to them and pounced at the 58th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Circle this one: Tate Ratledge at pick 127 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at No. 167 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in slot 243 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.