jaytex'S MOCK DRAFT

jr-tex--26-2-h4

  • jaytex DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CIN)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Tyler Linderbaum
C
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Justin Skule
OT
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Cordell Volson
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Texans won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Texans were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

The Washington Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Thieneman at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick No. 28 they get a red-zone target to build around, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Value with a capital V on Christen Miller in slot 49, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in No. 59 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
They read the board right and Jadarian Price was the payoff at the 69th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Fair-plus on Darrell Jackson Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A wild overpay on Mike Washington Jr. in Round 4, Pick 6, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
They reached into another round for Le'Veon Moss, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Zuhn III. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
No drama and no debate, Fernando Carmona went about where he belonged in pick No. 243. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
By-the-book stuff, Brett Norfleet at Round 7, Pick 28 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.