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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B. The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ollie Gordon II fell into pick No. 241.
The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Stowers left real value on the table behind him. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 25 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in Round 2, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89
Rnd3
Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at slot 89 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126
Rnd4
Barrett Carter
They will replay Barrett Carter at the 126th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164
Rnd5
Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 164th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241
Rnd7
Ollie Gordon II
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ollie Gordon II in No. 241, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.






