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  • Jdtall1524 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jaydon Blue, 75 picks early at No. 241. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They talked themselves into Donovan Jackson at No. 58, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick79 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at Round 3, Pick 15 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A conviction pick on Jake Majors at pick No. 89 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in slot 166 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Logan Parr
Logan Parr in pick 236 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at slot 241 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.