Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 236: the Texans steal Wells Jr. and grade out a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Antwane Wells Jr., Round 7, Pick 20, roughly 48 picks past where he belonged.

They are betting Conner proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 25th pick they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A premium they did not need to pay, Maxwell Hairston a notch or two before his time. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick No. 79 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
The board had Elijah Arroyo higher than slot 89, and the tight end fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in the 166th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick236 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at pick 236 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Nick Martin
Nick Martin at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.