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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueA-
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans let Mondon Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B. Thirty-one other rooms let Smael Mondon Jr. slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick 235. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.
Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick19
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker is a better player than the 53rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
They took Donovan Jackson at par in the 84th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120
Rnd4
Sonny Styles
A straight-up fair deal on Sonny Styles at pick No. 120, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick164
Rnd5
Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in pick 164 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick235
Rnd7
Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 235 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.