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RUN ON JAN 23, 2024

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Texans Mock

  • DamonMcKnight DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (HOU)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIA)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jon Runyan
C
Head Shot
Connor Williams
C
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans let Burton fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jermaine Burton at No. 90 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Every board in the league had Corum lower, and that gap is the story.

The James pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 25 they get a ballhawk on the outside, outstanding value to boot.
Pick58 Rnd2 Blake Corum
They jumped the gun on Blake Corum, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Steal is underselling it; Jermaine Burton at the 90th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 D.J. James
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with D.J. James while clear needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They let Ainias Smith come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 26. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick203 Rnd6 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. at pick No. 203 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick239 Rnd7 Devin Leary
Devin Leary at No. 239 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Somehow Zakhari Franklin was still sitting there in pick 247, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.