BurberryDO$$AR'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BurberryDO$$AR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (HOU)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (KC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DEN)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CHI)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PHI)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: B.

The Texans torched the value chart for Jared Wiley, taking him 72 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Owens falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. L'Jarius Sneed gives the group a proven body among the projects.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In No. 32 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at slot 47 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 DJ James
They paid up for DJ James at the Round 3 slot when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at the 94th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Value said wait; Jordan Jefferson in Round 4, Pick 24 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
They talked themselves into Jared Wiley at pick No. 128, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in the 171st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Owens at pick No. 250 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.