Number19
Hall of Fame
#1/3.....DE Jermaine Johnson
#1/13....OG Kenyon Green
#2/37....LB Troy Anderson
#3/68....OG Jamaree Salyer
#3/80....WR Alec Pierce
#4/107...FS Nick Cross
#4/108...CB Alontae Taylor
#5/170...RB Tyrion Davis-Price
#6/205...SS Bubba Bolden
#6/207...CB Josh Thompson
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OK, here we are, week of the draft. Time for final thoughts & mock. This will be a wish list and a plan for how I'd like the draft to go, and not how I project the Texans will draft.
Also, since trades are so up in the air, this will be a no trade mock, with comments.
#1/3....I want one of three top DE's: Hutchinson, Walker or Jermaine Johnson. At least one of these will be at 3, but I'm expecting Hutchinson and Walker to go to the Jags and the Lions. The Texans need to generate more pressure on opposing QB's and we need a weak side prospect opposite Greenard on the strong side. I'd like a trade down, but not out of the top 10. If we trade down, Johnson is the most likely to be available, but if not there, I'd still stay with defense and go with Thibodeaux or Jordan Davis. Possibly Hamilton. Sauce will be off the board, but would be a consideration.
#1/13....I'm still on board with OG Kenyon Green. I want him to anchor our interior OL. Period. If it can be swung, I'd like a trade down, but no more than 5 or 6 spots. I don't think Green makes it out of the 20's.
#2/37....This is another prospect I want, no questions about it - LB Troy Anderson. In Lovie's Tampa 2, the MIKE backer has coverage responsibility for the deep middle zone, as well as run responsibility. He is the captain of the defense and Anderson has the skill set, the speed and the football IQ to be the impact player Lovie needs at the position. Ideally, I'd like the Texans to manage a trade down, but I've seen Anderson ranked between 50 and 100. He's a riser on the boards. If he needs seasoning, he's an upgrade over Wallow at SAM.
#3/68....I want two OG's in this draft and my second is Jamaree Salyer. He's another player I want, period. I've seen him ranked between 50 and 100.
#3/80....Here is where I get Mills some help. WR Alec Pierce is the one I want. I've seen him ranked between 69 and 119. I'd consider trading up. I want Pierce, period.
So I have 5 prospects that I really want: DE Johnson, OG Green, LB Anderson, OG Salyer and WR Pierce; and would do whatever necessary for the best possibility of getting these 5.
At #4/107 and #108....Here is where I address our defensive backfield and there are two pretty good prospects I like mid-draft: FS Nick Cross and CB Alontae Taylor. Hope one or both fall to the top of the 4th.
If Cross and/or Taylor are off the board, then alternatives are CB Tariq Castro-Fields, SS J.T.Woods and SS Tycen Anderson. Also catching my eye, CB Coby Bryant.
#5/170.... Here is where I look at RB's. I'd like to pick one earlier, but other positions are just a higher priority. RB Tyrion Davis-Price may fall to us here. Zamir White is a possibility. Brian Robinson, another possibility. And Pierre Strong.
#6/205.... SS Bubba Bolden
#6/207.... CB Josh Thompson
One final word, I sure would like to get RB James Cook. But I just don't see it happening unless I can get an extra 3rd rounder on a trade down.
(edited to reflect the trade with NE to get #5/170. This actually helps the possibility of my RB falling to the Texans.)
#1/13....OG Kenyon Green
#2/37....LB Troy Anderson
#3/68....OG Jamaree Salyer
#3/80....WR Alec Pierce
#4/107...FS Nick Cross
#4/108...CB Alontae Taylor
#5/170...RB Tyrion Davis-Price
#6/205...SS Bubba Bolden
#6/207...CB Josh Thompson
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OK, here we are, week of the draft. Time for final thoughts & mock. This will be a wish list and a plan for how I'd like the draft to go, and not how I project the Texans will draft.
Also, since trades are so up in the air, this will be a no trade mock, with comments.
#1/3....I want one of three top DE's: Hutchinson, Walker or Jermaine Johnson. At least one of these will be at 3, but I'm expecting Hutchinson and Walker to go to the Jags and the Lions. The Texans need to generate more pressure on opposing QB's and we need a weak side prospect opposite Greenard on the strong side. I'd like a trade down, but not out of the top 10. If we trade down, Johnson is the most likely to be available, but if not there, I'd still stay with defense and go with Thibodeaux or Jordan Davis. Possibly Hamilton. Sauce will be off the board, but would be a consideration.
#1/13....I'm still on board with OG Kenyon Green. I want him to anchor our interior OL. Period. If it can be swung, I'd like a trade down, but no more than 5 or 6 spots. I don't think Green makes it out of the 20's.
#2/37....This is another prospect I want, no questions about it - LB Troy Anderson. In Lovie's Tampa 2, the MIKE backer has coverage responsibility for the deep middle zone, as well as run responsibility. He is the captain of the defense and Anderson has the skill set, the speed and the football IQ to be the impact player Lovie needs at the position. Ideally, I'd like the Texans to manage a trade down, but I've seen Anderson ranked between 50 and 100. He's a riser on the boards. If he needs seasoning, he's an upgrade over Wallow at SAM.
#3/68....I want two OG's in this draft and my second is Jamaree Salyer. He's another player I want, period. I've seen him ranked between 50 and 100.
#3/80....Here is where I get Mills some help. WR Alec Pierce is the one I want. I've seen him ranked between 69 and 119. I'd consider trading up. I want Pierce, period.
So I have 5 prospects that I really want: DE Johnson, OG Green, LB Anderson, OG Salyer and WR Pierce; and would do whatever necessary for the best possibility of getting these 5.
At #4/107 and #108....Here is where I address our defensive backfield and there are two pretty good prospects I like mid-draft: FS Nick Cross and CB Alontae Taylor. Hope one or both fall to the top of the 4th.
If Cross and/or Taylor are off the board, then alternatives are CB Tariq Castro-Fields, SS J.T.Woods and SS Tycen Anderson. Also catching my eye, CB Coby Bryant.
#5/170.... Here is where I look at RB's. I'd like to pick one earlier, but other positions are just a higher priority. RB Tyrion Davis-Price may fall to us here. Zamir White is a possibility. Brian Robinson, another possibility. And Pierre Strong.
#6/205.... SS Bubba Bolden
#6/207.... CB Josh Thompson
One final word, I sure would like to get RB James Cook. But I just don't see it happening unless I can get an extra 3rd rounder on a trade down.
(edited to reflect the trade with NE to get #5/170. This actually helps the possibility of my RB falling to the Texans.)
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