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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueA
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Styles from sliding. Grade: B. Call it larceny. Sonny Styles sat on the board until the 165th pick, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.
A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. They will need Broughton to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 58th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89
Rnd3
Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at pick No. 89 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126
Rnd4
Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at pick 126 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Sonny Styles in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241
Rnd7
Jaylen Reed
The board fumbled Jaylen Reed all the way to No. 241, and they scooped it up. Stacking talent where they were already deep.