texansthinktank'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • texansthinktank DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Preston Stone Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Preston Stone
QB SMU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Conerly Jr.. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Josh Conerly Jr. had no business being available in the 88th overall pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They are betting Collins proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. 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
Pick24 Rnd1 Harold Perkins Jr.
In slot 24 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kevin Winston Jr.
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Kevin Winston Jr. worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jordan Hancock
They paid sticker price for Jordan Hancock in the 56th pick, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick88 Rnd3 Josh Conerly Jr.
They barely believed it either: Josh Conerly Jr. still on the board at pick 88. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Raheim Sanders
The board had Raheim Sanders higher than Round 4, Pick 24, and the running back fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
They reached into another round for Alfred Collins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd7 Preston Stone
They read the board right and Preston Stone was the payoff at the 216th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.