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1st draft 2024

  • claywhorton DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (HOU)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAR)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandon Graham
EDGE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Texans ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

King falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King slid further than he should have, and No. 58 is lovely value for the cornerback. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Nice patience on Cooper Beebe, who had no business lasting to pick 90. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in pick No. 97 leaves interior defensive lineman and quarterback for later.
Pick123 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in the 123rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick126 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
No edge and no loss on Darius Robinson in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
By-the-book stuff, Jaheim Bell at slot 137 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 157th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Wright at the 163rd pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick221 Rnd7 Christian Jones
A quiet steal in pick 221: Christian Jones for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick247 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Isaiah Neyor in Round 7, Pick 27. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.