Isaiha1999'S MOCK DRAFT

Texans

  • Isaiha1999 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Draft Picks Traded
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: B.

The Texans went off the board in a big way for Jalen Royals, 32 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mullings.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jalen Royals
In the 31st pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at Round 2, Pick 26 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
They liked Jaylin Noel enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 89. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kalel Mullings
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Kalel Mullings worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.