Trod42'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Trod42 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Shilo Sanders at the 236th overall pick is 51 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

They banked enough surplus on White III to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
The board had Tyler Warren higher than pick 33, and the tight end fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 58 with a little surplus value in TreVeyon Henderson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
No edge and no loss on Tate Ratledge in the 67th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Fair-plus on Maxwell Hairston, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick89 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at No. 89 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 CJ West
They left a pile of value on the table to take CJ West this early at Round 5, Pick 28. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick236 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in pick No. 236 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ricky White III
They robbed the room for Ricky White III here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.