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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
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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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on David Ugwoegbu; the Texans did not wait, grabbing him 81 spots ahead at Round 7, Pick 25. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Suamataia steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The Texans indulged a want in Melton while a need in edge rusher stayed open.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the 23rd overall pick they get a security blanket over the middle, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 24th pick they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Fair-plus on Ennis Rakestraw Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Max Melton
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent pick No. 59 on Max Melton, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 86 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A conviction pick on Trey Benson at pick 87 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 124 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Taking Cole Bishop in Round 4, Pick 28 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
They robbed the room for Tyrice Knight here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
David Ugwoegbu at slot 245 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Value said wait; Taulia Tagovailoa in the 250th overall pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.