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Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DL Kentucky
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Baron
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Noah Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (HOU)
Noah Daniels
CB TCU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 7 (HOU)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LAR)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Noah Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (LAR)
Noah Daniels
CB TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LAR)
Aydan White
CB North Carolina State
Players traded away
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Noah Brown
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The Texans spent real capital to be 58 picks early on Devin Neal, and the board is going to hold them to it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mondon Jr.. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Deone Walker
Value with a capital V on Deone Walker in No. 21, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
You do not let a wide receiver like Emeka Egbuka reach pick 53 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Tyler Baron
They talked themselves into Tyler Baron at slot 85, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
They took Sonny Styles at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick149 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in the 149th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick168 Rnd6 Noah Daniels
They paid sticker price for Noah Daniels in pick No. 168, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick213 Rnd7 Devin Neal
They reached a country mile for Devin Neal at No. 213, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.