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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
D+
ValueC
NeedB
TradesF
FutureD
The Texans bled value on every deal, hence the D+. There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Gino Garcia, 102 picks ahead of schedule. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Simon. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick18
Rnd1
Cameron Williams
In No. 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick25
Rnd1
Tyler Booker
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick58
Rnd2
Tre Harris
Tre Harris slipping to pick No. 58 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90
Rnd3
Joshua Farmer
A wild overpay on Joshua Farmer in the 90th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100
Rnd3
Jake Majors
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jake Majors. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137
Rnd4
Rylie Mills
No drama and no debate, Rylie Mills went about where he belonged in pick 137. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167
Rnd5
Cody Simon
Cody Simon in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick176
Rnd5
Jaylen Reed
The board had cheaper options than Jaylen Reed at No. 176, and it noticed. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick178
Rnd5
Raheim Sanders
They barely believed it either: Raheim Sanders still on the board at the 178th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185
Rnd6
Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia at pick 185 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.

















