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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Ransom: B. Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Lathan Ransom, the No. 109 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 167. No fireworks, but a solid B.
The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Walter Nolen
In slot 25 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58
Rnd2
Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in pick 58 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Jackson in pick No. 89. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127
Rnd4
Savion Williams
Savion Williams at the 127th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick167
Rnd5
Lathan Ransom
They will replay Lathan Ransom at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243
Rnd7
Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in No. 243, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.






