MatthewZeer123'S MOCK DRAFT

Texans

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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (TB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devin White
LB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans let Gore Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Texans fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

The Gore Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Adding Devin White by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 26th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Kris Jenkins for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 23 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
No drama and no debate, Dominick Puni went about where he belonged in pick 89. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 James Williams
Fair-plus on James Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cedric Gray in No. 128. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They barely believed it either: Michael Barrett still on the board at pick 236. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick245 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They robbed the room for Frank Gore Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Ryan Watts in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.