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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
Larceny in slot 127 lands the Texans a B, Arroyo and all. The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Elijah Arroyo, the No. 80 name on the board, sitting there at slot 127 like a gift left on the doorstep. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at the 25th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58
Rnd2
Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at the 58th pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 89 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127
Rnd4
Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in Round 4, Pick 26 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167
Rnd5
Jackson Slater
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jackson Slater reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243
Rnd7
Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler slipping to No. 243 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.