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Players Gained
Cooper
Beebe
OG
DeMarvion
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LB
Jackson
Powers-Johnson
C
Trey
Smith
OG
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Schultz
TE
Dameon
Pierce
RB
Davis
Mills
QB
Jarrett
Patterson
C
Jimmie
Ward
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John
Metchie III
WR
Juice
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Kenyon
Green
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Shaq
Mason
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Diggs
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Teagan
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Howard
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
D-
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureD
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Neal: D-. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. KJ Jefferson at pick 241 is 64 spots clear of where he belonged. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.
Neal at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.
It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick Analysis
Pick27
Rnd1
Luther Burden III
In pick 27 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28
Rnd1
Landon Jackson
In the 28th pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
They robbed the room for Nick Emmanwori here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick57
Rnd2
Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in slot 57 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick64
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at pick No. 64 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89
Rnd3
Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91
Rnd3
Deone Walker
They barely believed it either: Deone Walker still on the board at the 91st pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97
Rnd3
Tommi Hill
Value said wait; Tommi Hill in pick 97 says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160
Rnd5
Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 160 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164
Rnd5
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 5, Pick 26 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165
Rnd5
Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to slot 165, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241
Rnd7
KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson in the 241st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.