psicosis6878yahoocom'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • psicosis6878yahoocom DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (HOU)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Picks Received
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Players Gained
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Noah Igbinoghene
CB
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Alaric Jackson
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with Zion Logue in the 236th overall pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

The Texans clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in slot 59 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Value said wait; Cedric Gray in the 100th overall pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick128 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in Round 4, Pick 28 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
No edge and no loss on Xavier Thomas in pick 154; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 173 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 38 with a little surplus value in Nathan Thomas. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 Zion Logue
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zion Logue in pick No. 236, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
Dylan McMahon at slot 245 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable in the 250th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.