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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
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
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Jordan Jefferson a full 60 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Odunze. The Texans indulged a want in Sainristil while a need in edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots stayed open. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Rome Odunze at pick No. 42 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick 59, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Mike Sainristil while clear needs at edge rusher, offensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Jefferson in slot 123 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They took Isaac Guerendo at par in No. 127, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at the 188th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
The board had Edefuan Ulofoshio higher than the 247th pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.