Dray76'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Robinson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Chop Robinson, the No. 35 name on the board, stolen at slot 59.

The Texans indulged a want in Smith while a need in offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots stayed open. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If Logue pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In slot 23 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A edge rusher of that caliber at No. 59 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick123 Rnd4 DJ James
Value with a capital V on DJ James in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They paid sticker price for Cole Bishop in Round 4, Pick 27, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
A quiet steal in the 164th pick: McCallan Castles for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Zion Logue
They went early on Zion Logue in pick No. 239, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at pick 248 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.