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Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 9, 2024

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
Head Shot
Davis Mills
QB
Head Shot
Denzel Perryman
LB
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
Head Shot
Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Texans lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Sam Hartman at the 247th pick is 36 spots clear of where he belonged.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick 23 they get a wrecking ball inside, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 24th overall pick they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in the 58th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They went early on Patrick Paul in pick No. 59, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at No. 86 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green in pick No. 87 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick122 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 122 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at pick 126, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Owens. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick238 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
They left a pile of value on the table to take Sam Hartman this early at slot 247. A need, and now a little less of one.