Roe'S MOCK DRAFT

Texans 7th Round Draft

  • Roe DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (HOU)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CIN)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CIN)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CIN)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chase Brown
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Texans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to running back, which was the need that mattered most. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That McMillan pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will need Hawes to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 25th overall pick they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A slide stopped in slot 58, with Aireontae Ersery worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick81 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A clean, defensible pick in the 81st pick with a little surplus value in Mason Taylor. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They took Charles Grant at par in No. 89, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick153 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in pick 153 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in Round 6, Pick 17 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
Dante Trader Jr. in pick No. 236 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.