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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Steven Parker at pick 241 regardless, 87 picks early.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Majors. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jordan James
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jordan James in No. 89, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at the 126th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 164th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Steven Parker
Steven Parker at pick No. 241 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.