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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueA
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
Neal should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B. This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Devin Neal, the No. 87 name on the board, stolen at slot 164. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Mason Graham
Mason Graham in pick No. 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick57
Rnd2
Tate Ratledge
Circle this one: Tate Ratledge at No. 57 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89
Rnd3
Colston Loveland
Taking Colston Loveland in slot 89 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at the 126th overall pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick164
Rnd5
Devin Neal
Somehow Devin Neal was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 26, and they pounced on premier running back value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241
Rnd7
Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in the 241st pick is fair value, right on his grade. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.