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Draft Selections
Jordan Ross Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jordan Ross
DE-EDGE LSU
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ian Strong
WR California
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
TJ Metcalf Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
TJ Metcalf
S Michigan
Anthony Evans III Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Anthony Evans III
WR Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Metcalf: B-.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: TJ Metcalf, the No. 200 name on the board, in the 243rd pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They are betting Strong proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jordan Ross
Jordan Ross at Round 1, Pick 28 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick38 Rnd2 Mark Fletcher Jr.
They did well to land Mark Fletcher Jr. in pick No. 38, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ian Strong
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ian Strong this early at the 59th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 69 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Marcus Neal Jr.
Value with a capital V on Marcus Neal Jr. in the 106th pick, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick128 Rnd4 Drake Lindsey
They paid sticker price for Drake Lindsey in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tony Rojas
Somehow Tony Rojas was still sitting there in pick 165, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 TJ Metcalf
You do not let a safety like TJ Metcalf reach No. 243 and blink. They did not. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Anthony Evans III
A straight-up fair deal on Anthony Evans III at pick 244, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.