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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans let Winston Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B. You could see the war room lean forward. Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 165 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B.
They are betting Griffith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Emeka Egbuka
No drama and no debate, Emeka Egbuka went about where he belonged in Round 1, Pick 25. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58
Rnd2
Colston Loveland
They let Colston Loveland come to them and pounced at the 58th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89
Rnd3
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at No. 89 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126
Rnd4
Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in slot 126 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165
Rnd5
Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick No. 165 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick241
Rnd7
Thor Griffith
They reached a country mile for Thor Griffith at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.