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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barion Brown
WR Kentucky
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Kaidon Salter Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kaidon Salter
QB Liberty
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SF)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (SF)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Von Miller
LB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in slot 120 lands the Texans a B+, Brown and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Barion Brown, No. 120, roughly 63 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In slot 31 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick41 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
They robbed the room for Mykel Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick63 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach the 63rd overall pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Devin Neal
They paid sticker price for Devin Neal in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at the 120th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick 123 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tonka Hemingway
By-the-book stuff, Tonka Hemingway at Round 4, Pick 31 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 27 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd7 Kaidon Salter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kaidon Salter at the 216th pick is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
No drama and no debate, Zy Alexander went about where he belonged in pick No. 223. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.