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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

The Texans spent real capital to be 60 picks early on Jordan Jefferson, and the board is going to hold them to it.

The Thomas Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. 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. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in the 42nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 59 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Kiran Amegadjie in slot 86, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at pick No. 123 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac Guerendo. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
Taking Marist Liufau in the 188th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A reach on Tyler Owens in Round 7, Pick 27; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.