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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans let Umanmielen fall and pounced. Final grade: B. Thirty-one other rooms let Princely Umanmielen slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at Round 2, Pick 24. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
If Fleming pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.
Pick Analysis
Pick24
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In the 24th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value.
Pick41
Rnd2
Kenneth Grant
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Kenneth Grant for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56
Rnd2
Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen at the 56th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick88
Rnd3
Jason Marshall Jr.
They took Jason Marshall Jr. at par in slot 88, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick120
Rnd4
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in Round 4, Pick 24 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick155
Rnd5
Julian Fleming
Julian Fleming at pick 155 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216
Rnd7
Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss slid further than he should have, and pick No. 216 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.







