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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Texans walked out of the weekend still thin at edge rusher, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

On value alone, Chambers makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick58 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Nothing to complain about; Ja'Tavion Sanders went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
They did well to land Braden Fiske in pick No. 90, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith is a better player than Round 4, Pick 23 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
The board had Dillon Johnson higher than pick 126, and the running back fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 163 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the linebacker. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
Ja'Had Carter at the 247th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.