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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
DB Iowa
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
DB Michigan
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Carson Steele at pick No. 158, a reach of 77 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

However the rest shakes out, Smith at that price is a win they earned. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The DeJean pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 24 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A surprising call. With edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 53 on Cooper DeJean, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Davis. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick121 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went defensive back with Mike Sainristil while clear needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick124 Rnd4 Troy Fautanu
Good price on Troy Fautanu in slot 124, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Carson Steele
Value said wait; Carson Steele in pick 158 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in the 240th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Stefon Thompson
Stefon Thompson in pick No. 242 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.