Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B to prove it.

The Texans spent real capital to be 67 picks early on Thor Griffith, and the board is going to hold them to it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That Phillips pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
They let Tyler Warren come to them and pounced at Round 1, Pick 25. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at the 58th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
They talked themselves into Jackson Slater at pick 89, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at slot 127 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in No. 167 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in the 243rd overall pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.