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
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Tuten fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

Somebody in pick No. 241 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 158 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 25 they get a lead back with juice, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They robbed the room for Tyler Booker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Steal is underselling it; Colston Loveland at Round 3, Pick 25 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 126 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach No. 164 and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
The board fumbled Bhayshul Tuten all the way to pick 241, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.