(04-28-2024, 10:03 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: One good thing is I think the Texans had one of the worst drafts imo.  The Colts had a great draft and the Titans had a decent draft getting Latham and Sweat.  The did improve in FA but I dont think their draft will help them much at all this year.  We impoved in FA, and then also improved in the draft

We're all entitled to our opinions, but I think adding CB Lassiter with S Bullock over the top is going to work out very well in Demeco's defense.  Lassiter has elite short to intermediate speed that makes him a perfect cover-2/zone cb, and Bullock is a ball-hawking S center fielder (He's also only 20 and has tons of upside.)  Always a fan of adding depth to the Oline **cough cough** and adding in swing tackle OT Blake Fisher behind Tunsil and Howard is a great move in case of injury.

The rest of the draft had players that were right in line with their value and need, Cade Stover TE that they traded up for might be a nice surprise and it's nice to reunite him with Stroud (I feel like Stroud gets his own pick in the 4th round, last year it was Tank Dell this year it was Stover.)  I was surprised that the Texans traded down with their 2nd 6th round when DT Wingo was taken, seemed like a position that they could have used.

The one position that the Texans missed on is DT starter/depth^, but sometimes that's how the board falls.  The Texans still have lots of cap space so I'm looking at post-draft FA, to fill that role.

For the Texans this was a draft to build depth behind the FA's that they brought in.  I'd give it a solid B because there wasn't an absolute star player (though I think draft grades are silly.)  You also have to add in Stefon Diggs and Joe Mixon as some of the draft picks/trade downs were used to acquire those players.

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