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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Mondon Jr.: B-. Call it larceny. Smael Mondon Jr. sat on the board until No. 235, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.
They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. The Booker reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick19
Rnd1
Tyler Booker
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick53
Rnd2
Kenneth Grant
They will replay Kenneth Grant at pick 53 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84
Rnd3
Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at No. 84 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick120
Rnd4
Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in slot 120 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick164
Rnd5
Jason Marshall Jr.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jason Marshall Jr. in pick No. 164, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick235
Rnd7
Smael Mondon Jr.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at the 235th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.