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Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Denzel Perryman
LB
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Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Robert Woods
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureD-
Larceny in the 58th pick lands the Texans a D-, McKinstry and all.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Texans did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The McKinstry pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and quarterback.

The McKinstry value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 24th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They will replay Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 41 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A curious use of No. 58. Edge rusher and quarterback needed the pick; a cornerback in Kool-Aid McKinstry did not.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 27: Payton Wilson for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A want over a need in pick No. 86: Mike Sainristil adds a cornerback while edge rusher and quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick87 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Circle this one: Patrick Paul at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick124 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Leonard Taylor III in slot 124, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Nice patience on Isaac Guerendo, who had no business lasting to pick 128. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tip Reiman
Value with a capital V on Tip Reiman in No. 236, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
No edge and no loss on Edefuan Ulofoshio in the 245th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick250 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 30, where Brevyn Spann-Ford graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.