Astrosmash'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 3, Pick 15 on Dylan Fairchild a full 25 spots early.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They banked enough surplus on Hairston to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
The board had cheaper options than Jack Sawyer at slot 25, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
Fair-plus on TreVeyon Henderson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
The board had Maxwell Hairston higher than No. 89, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick166 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A real head-scratcher, Vernon Broughton in the 166th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
A slide stopped in pick No. 236, with Phil Mafah worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Nothing to complain about; Ja'Corey Brooks went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.