SageArt'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • SageArt DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Henderson: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. TreVeyon Henderson at pick 89 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Pegues pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 25th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at pick 79 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 89 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A premium they did not need to pay, JJ Pegues a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jordan Hancock in the 236th pick, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
The board fumbled Jamon Dumas-Johnson all the way to No. 241, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.