Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

0

  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Golden from sliding. Grade: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Matthew Golden fell into the 89th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in pick 58 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Matthew Golden
They barely believed it either: Matthew Golden still on the board at slot 89. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at No. 127 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Circle this one: Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A safety of that caliber at the 243rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.