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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Gordon II: B. The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 160 name on the board, sitting there at No. 236 like a gift left on the doorstep.
Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick20
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
In pick 20 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
A slide stopped in slot 52, with Tyler Booker worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84
Rnd3
Deone Walker
Deone Walker is a better player than the 84th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121
Rnd4
Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at pick No. 121 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
A safety of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 26 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick236
Rnd7
Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in the 236th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.