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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B. Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Texans never addressed running back, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Simmons. The cost of the Ayomanor reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Josh Simmons
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot.
Pick58
Rnd2
Elic Ayomanor
They jumped the gun on Elic Ayomanor, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.


