Roe'S MOCK DRAFT

Texans 7th Round Draft

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    Texans
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a A-.

The Texans ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

Monangai falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Conner reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The O'Cyrus Torrence pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Matthew Golden and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the 30th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kaleb Johnson in the Round 2 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A tidy bit of business in slot 79, where Elic Ayomanor graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in pick 89 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 109th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
No edge and no loss on Seth McLaughlin in pick No. 166; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 7, Pick 20 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
They will replay Kyle Monangai at No. 241 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.