Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Texans
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Nwankpa: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Xavier Nwankpa, the No. 189 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 239th pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 19 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 55th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They read the board right and Deone Walker was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 22. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A quiet steal in the 122nd overall pick: Luke Kandra for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
No edge and no loss on Eli Stowers in pick 164; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They will replay Xavier Nwankpa at No. 239 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.