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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
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in David Ugwoegbu, taking him 106 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The McKinstry pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 23rd pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 59 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in No. 86 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sataoa Laumea at the 123rd overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
No drama and no debate, Isaac Guerendo went about where he belonged in pick 127. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
David Ugwoegbu in pick No. 224 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick238 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Taulia Tagovailoa this early at pick No. 238. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens in Round 7, Pick 27 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.