Roe'S MOCK DRAFT

Texans 7th rd draft

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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
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Chase Brown
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB+
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Reed: B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Jaylen Reed, the No. 188 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 20 like a gift left on the doorstep. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Reaching for Gadsden II left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 30 they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at pick 79 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
By-the-book stuff, Ozzy Trapilo at the 81st pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charles Grant. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jordan James
They took Jordan James at par in the 109th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jake Majors
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to No. 153, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Value said wait; Oronde Gadsden II in Round 5, Pick 28 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: Tyler Cooper for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Circle this one: Jaylen Reed at No. 236 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylin Lane
Taking Jaylin Lane in pick No. 241 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.