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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Wiley: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jared Wiley, slot 245, roughly 31 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Reaching for Taylor III left real value on the table behind him. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
They jumped the gun on Brandon Dorlus, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They reached into another round for Leonard Taylor III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Max Melton
They read the board right and Max Melton was the payoff at slot 124. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the 128th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A clean, defensible pick in pick 161 with a little surplus value in Jaylin Simpson. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick236 Rnd7 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at Round 7, Pick 16 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Steal is underselling it; Jared Wiley at No. 245 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.