Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT

0

  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B.

Call it larceny. Cam Skattebo sat on the board until the 241st overall pick, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Capehart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 25th pick they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
A tight end of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A tidy little value on Dylan Fairchild in pick 89, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at slot 126 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick No. 165 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in the 241st overall pick, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.