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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 89: the Texans steal Walker and grade out a B. You build a draft on nights like this. Jalon Walker had no business being available in pick No. 89, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
In pick 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in No. 58 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89
Rnd3
Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at slot 89 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127
Rnd4
Jackson Slater
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jackson Slater well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167
Rnd5
Billy Bowman Jr.
Taking Billy Bowman Jr. in Round 5, Pick 28 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick243
Rnd7
Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in the 243rd overall pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.