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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Bowman Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Billy Bowman Jr. slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at Round 5, Pick 26. Highway robbery.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 25 they get a featured back, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in the 89th pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
Circle this one: Azareye'h Thomas at the 126th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick164 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
They robbed the room for Billy Bowman Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at pick 241 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.