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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 59th pick: the Texans steal McKinstry and grade out a B.

When a board-topper like Kool-Aid McKinstry slides to No. 59, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Reaching for Kamara left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 23 they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 59th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
A big swing on Mohamed Kamara at pick 85, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach on Cedric Gray in pick No. 123; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They jumped the gun on Malik Mustapha, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 164. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Blake Watson graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Value said wait; Tanner McLachlan in Round 7, Pick 28 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.