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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: B-. Thirty-one other rooms let Cam Skattebo slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the 241st overall pick. Highway robbery.
A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. The Booker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Tyler Booker
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early.
Pick58
Rnd2
Deone Walker
They paid up for Deone Walker at pick 58 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89
Rnd3
Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in No. 89 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126
Rnd4
Oronde Gadsden II
No edge and no loss on Oronde Gadsden II in the 126th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick165
Rnd5
Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 165 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick241
Rnd7
Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at Round 7, Pick 25 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.