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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans let Mondon Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B. Call it larceny. Smael Mondon Jr. sat on the board until No. 164, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.
If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.
The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Ashton Jeanty
The board fumbled Ashton Jeanty all the way to pick No. 25, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57
Rnd2
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in No. 57 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89
Rnd3
Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at the 89th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126
Rnd4
Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 126 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164
Rnd5
Smael Mondon Jr.
They will replay Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 5, Pick 26 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241
Rnd7
Terrance Ferguson
They barely believed it either: Terrance Ferguson still on the board at the 241st pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.






