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  • JB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody had Will Shipley this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 37 spots to get him at the 124th pick.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: running back settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 24 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A wild overpay on Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 53, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tory Horton
They took Tory Horton at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
A real head-scratcher, Donovan Edwards in the 121st pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Value said wait; Will Shipley in the 124th overall pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.