B-
Houston Texans
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.
by minjitta ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 0 steals
· 1 reaches
The needs board said one thing and the Texans did another, using the Round 4 slot on Cade Stover while running back, edge rusher and other spots waited. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Wilson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 23 they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value. More want than need.
A reach on Johnny Wilson in slot 58; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Braden Fiske at pick 90 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Khyree Jackson in the 123rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
They bypassed pressing needs at running back, edge rusher and other spots to take Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE that was not the priority.