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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B.

The war room fell hard for David Ugwoegbu, and it showed at the 247th pick: 83 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Melton. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 23 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They did well to land Payton Wilson in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at pick No. 86 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at Round 4, Pick 23 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at pick 127 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in No. 224 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
This one needs a full-page explanation: Taulia Tagovailoa in the 238th pick, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
David Ugwoegbu at pick 247 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was not a hole anyone had circled.