BurberryDO$$AR'S MOCK DRAFT

Re-Draft

  • BurberryDO$$AR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Mason McCormick went at pick 111, a good 48 picks before the board was ready.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Murphy value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 32 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylen Wright in Round 2, Pick 27, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
They reached into another round for Mason McCormick, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 128th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick236 Rnd7 Myles Murphy
A tidy bit of business in the 236th pick, where Myles Murphy graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
A premium they did not need to pay, Ryan Watts a notch or two before his time. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at pick No. 250 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.