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Final Texans Mock

  • jkondritz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Isaac Rex Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac Rex
TE BYU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Texans torched the value chart for Isaac Rex, taking him 75 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

On value alone, Gould makes the weekend a net positive. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Michael Hall Jr.
They went early on Michael Hall Jr. in Round 2, Pick 27, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mason McCormick
They talked themselves into Mason McCormick at slot 86, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They paid up for Malik Mustapha at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 127 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Gould at pick 188 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
By-the-book stuff, Rasheen Ali at the 189th pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Ryan Watts in the 238th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick247 Rnd7 Isaac Rex
A big swing on Isaac Rex at pick 247, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.