Texansthinktank 'S MOCK DRAFT

Mock Draft 4

  • Texansthinktank DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Speights should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Texans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to running back, which was the need that mattered most. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Speights at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They are betting Nelson proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 24 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A clean, defensible pick in the 53rd overall pick with a little surplus value in Cooper Beebe. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
No drama and no debate, Tyler Davis went about where he belonged in slot 95. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Roman Wilson at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in No. 124 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick158 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
No edge and no loss on Malachi Moore in pick 158; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick240 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Circle this one: Omar Speights at pick No. 240 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick242 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
Zion Nelson at Round 7, Pick 22 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.