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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent slot 245 on Trente Jones, a name most had 62 spots down the list.

The Watson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 44th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Malik Washington
A conviction pick on Malik Washington at No. 86 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick No. 124 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
The board had James Williams higher than the 128th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick236 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at slot 236 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trente Jones
Trente Jones at pick 245 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
They paid sticker price for Ryan Watts in No. 250, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.