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Texans 4 4/20/24

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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (PIT)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LV)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Magee: B-.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jordan Magee, the No. 219 name on the board, in No. 247. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Mahogany has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick51 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Good price on T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 19, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick59 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Fair-plus on Junior Colson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Max Melton
A quiet steal in pick 84: Max Melton for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick86 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They liked Christian Mahogany enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 86. It fills a real need, too.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at the 112th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 127th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They went early on Joe Milton III in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at slot 247 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.