Powerful'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Powerful DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Wilson: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Roman Wilson slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the 86th pick. Highway robbery. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

If Murphy pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Hart is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
They will replay Nate Wiggins at pick 42 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick59 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Somehow Troy Fautanu was still sitting there in slot 59, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Circle this one: Roman Wilson at the 86th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Steal is underselling it; Javon Baker at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A want over a need in No. 127: Cam Hart adds a cornerback while running back, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick188 Rnd6 Myles Murphy
This one needs a full-page explanation: Myles Murphy in the 188th pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Taking Jordan Magee in pick No. 247 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.