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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Travis. Final grade: B-.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jordan Travis, the No. 132 name on the board, in the 163rd overall pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Melton pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In No. 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside. 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. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at pick 90 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
Fair-plus on Dillon Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Max Melton
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Max Melton at cornerback with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at pick No. 163 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They paid sticker price for Eric Gentry in Round 7, Pick 19, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
The board had Nathaniel Watson higher than the 247th overall pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.