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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
C+
ValueC
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Texans: C+. There is a lot to like until you notice running back is still a hole. The Texans never got to the one that mattered most. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.
Reaching for Pregnon left real value on the table behind him. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
If Emmanuel Pregnon and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Emmanuel Pregnon
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38
Rnd2
Jake Slaughter
A reach on Jake Slaughter in slot 38; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59
Rnd2
A.J. Haulcy
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on A.J. Haulcy. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.



