BurberryDO$$AR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BurberryDO$$AR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (HOU)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DEN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NYG)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DEN)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Nathaniel Watson, 37 picks early at No. 170. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. On value alone, Jenkins makes the weekend a net positive. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at the 59th pick is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 7, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick87 Rnd3 DJ James
By-the-book stuff, DJ James at slot 87 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick100 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ben Sinnott well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Renardo Green
They paid sticker price for Renardo Green in the 111th overall pick, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They paid a round early for Mason McCormick in No. 144, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nathaniel Watson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nathaniel Watson this early at pick No. 170. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.