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jonathanmalloy DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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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.








