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Draft Selections
Roderick Robinson II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Roderick Robinson II
RB Georgia
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Keyjuan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Keyjuan Brown
RB Louisville
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Texans: C-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 425 spots for Keyjuan Brown, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out a thoroughly average C-.

Landing Styles that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Roderick Robinson II
In No. 27 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Domonique Orange
Value said wait; Domonique Orange in the Round 2 slot says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick58 Rnd2 Blake Miller
They reached into another round for Blake Miller, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Keyjuan Brown
Keyjuan Brown in Round 3, Pick 5 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia at pick No. 106 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the 126th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Avieon Terrell
Avieon Terrell at Round 5, Pick 27 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick242 Rnd7 Sonny Styles
Circle this one: Sonny Styles at pick 242 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels in slot 243 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.