Muttley1127'S MOCK DRAFT

Muttley's Texans 1.1

  • Muttley1127 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Reed should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a C-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jaylen Reed had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 20, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

So much rides on Jonah Savaiinaea that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in pick 42 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
The board had cheaper options than Tate Ratledge at slot 58, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick73 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Circle this one: Elic Ayomanor at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
You do not let a running back like Dylan Sampson reach No. 89 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Steal is underselling it; Tory Horton at the 166th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at the 236th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at pick No. 241 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.