Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Winston Jr.: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kevin Winston Jr. had no business being available in slot 164, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. They will need Dellinger to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down runner, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
They read the board right and Colston Loveland was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 25. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick No. 89 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 126 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in pick 241 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.