Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Tuten. Final grade: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Bhayshul Tuten fell into the 241st overall pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at Round 1, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A tidy little value on Donovan Jackson in pick 89, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Harold Fannin Jr.
Taking Harold Fannin Jr. in No. 126 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick165 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Billy Bowman Jr. in the 165th overall pick, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Circle this one: Bhayshul Tuten at pick No. 241 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.