BurberryDO$$AR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BurberryDO$$AR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (HOU)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (HOU)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami (FL)
Players traded away
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D'Angelo Ross
CB
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Garret Wallow
LB
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall F
ValueD+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The board had answers; the Texans had Wease Jr.. Grade: F.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Theo Wease Jr., taking him 95 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Muhammad III pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 31st overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ja'Tavion Sanders. It fills a real need, too.
Pick58 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in No. 58 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 James Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: James Williams in pick 90, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Theo Wease Jr.
Value said wait; Theo Wease Jr. in slot 94 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A premium they did not need to pay, Javon Foster a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
A big swing on Jaylen Wright at pick 126, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in the 163rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick176 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in No. 176 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
The board fumbled Moose Muhammad III all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.