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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Monangai: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kyle Monangai at slot 236 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Fairchild to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
Fair-plus on Josh Simmons, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
Nothing to complain about; TreVeyon Henderson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shemar Turner. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They paid a round early for Dylan Fairchild in No. 89, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at the 166th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
The board fumbled Kyle Monangai all the way to slot 236, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in the 241st overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.