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Draft Selections
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Egbuka fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Emeka Egbuka slide 54 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The cost of the Mickens reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyleik Williams
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a load in the middle, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at pick No. 58 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Emeka Egbuka
You do not let a wide receiver like Emeka Egbuka reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at pick 89 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at No. 166 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
A slide stopped in the 236th overall pick, with Jermari Harris worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
No drama and no debate, Kitan Crawford went about where he belonged in the 241st pick. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.