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
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Reed-Adams: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ar'maj Reed-Adams had no business being available in pick 241, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a lead back with juice, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They will replay Tyler Booker at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Circle this one: Tyleik Williams at slot 89 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at pick No. 126. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Stowers. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Steal is underselling it; Ar'maj Reed-Adams at No. 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.