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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesC-
FutureA-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Mitchell Melton at Round 7, Pick 28 is 61 spots clear of where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
The Ioane pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.
They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick38
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
No edge and no loss on Sonny Styles in the 38th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick52
Rnd2
Olaivavega Ioane
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Olaivavega Ioane at the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick62
Rnd2
Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter is a better player than slot 62 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69
Rnd3
Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at the 69th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120
Rnd4
Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in Round 4, Pick 20 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128
Rnd4
Tanner Koziol
A reach for Tanner Koziol in No. 128; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139
Rnd5
Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in the 139th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152
Rnd5
Davison Igbinosun
A reasonable price with a little left over, Davison Igbinosun in slot 152. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165
Rnd5
Taylen Green
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Taylen Green. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick199
Rnd6
Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at No. 199 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204
Rnd6
Brett Norfleet
They liked Brett Norfleet enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243
Rnd7
Rueben Owens II
By-the-book stuff, Rueben Owens II at pick 243 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244
Rnd7
Mitchell Melton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mitchell Melton well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254
Rnd7
Jordan Hall
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Jordan Hall. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick257
Rnd7
Kendrick Law
A quiet steal in the 257th overall pick: Kendrick Law for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.