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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 241 lands the Texans a B, Skattebo and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Cam Skattebo slide 130 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The Alexander reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 25 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Somehow Tyler Warren was still sitting there in pick No. 58, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Darius Alexander well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hayden Conner. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They robbed the room for Sonny Styles here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in pick 241, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.