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Drane04 DRAFTING FOR THETexans
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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RND:
5
(CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
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6
(CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
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2
(MIA)
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Players Gained
C.J.
Gardner-Johnson
S
Danielle
Hunter
EDGE
Jalen
Ramsey
CB
Fred
Warner
LB
Players traded away
A.J.
Cann
OG
Austin
Deculus
OT
Dameon
Pierce
RB
Davis
Mills
QB
Eric
Murray
S
Kendrick
Green
C
Kenyon
Green
OG
Shaquill
Griffin
CB
Steven
Nelson
CB
Tytus
Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
D-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC
The Texans lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Phil Jurkovec, 45 picks early at slot 238. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and interior defensive lineman. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Emeka Egbuka
In slot 29 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33
Rnd2
Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick37
Rnd2
Cooper Beebe
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cooper Beebe well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77
Rnd3
TreVeyon Henderson
A straight-up fair deal on TreVeyon Henderson at Round 3, Pick 13, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79
Rnd3
Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at edge rusher and interior defensive lineman sat open.
Pick80
Rnd3
Kalen King
Taking Kalen King in the 80th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick104
Rnd4
Cedric Gray
A real head-scratcher, Cedric Gray in pick No. 104 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick117
Rnd4
James Williams
A reach on James Williams in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick126
Rnd4
Cade Stover
They liked Cade Stover enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 26. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127
Rnd4
Theo Wease
They took Theo Wease at par in pick 127, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick234
Rnd7
Jaylon Carlies
Jaylon Carlies slid further than he should have, and No. 234 is lovely value for the safety. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick238
Rnd7
Phil Jurkovec
Phil Jurkovec in the 238th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.