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Draft Selections
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (HOU)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on James: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jordan James fell into Round 4, Pick 25. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They will need Nash to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Cameron Williams
They jumped the gun on Cameron Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick61 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They paid sticker price for Alfred Collins in Round 2, Pick 29, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They barely believed it either: Dylan Fairchild still on the board at No. 87. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick 122 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jordan James
Jordan James in slot 126 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They robbed the room for Jake Majors here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nick Nash
They reached a country mile for Nick Nash at the 204th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A slide stopped in No. 239, with Jaylen Reed worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.