jonathanmalloy'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jonathanmalloy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Thrash should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jamari Thrash tumbling to the Texans in pick 127 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The cost of the Barner reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 23 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Value with a capital V on Graham Barton in Round 2, Pick 27, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Darius Robinson at slot 123, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at No. 127 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 AJ Barner
AJ Barner in pick 164 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in the 239th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
No edge and no loss on Demani Richardson in the 248th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.