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    Texans
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE Boston College
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (GB)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE Boston College
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Cooper Beebe
OG
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Daequan Hardy
CB
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Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
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Dalton Schultz
TE
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Jimmie Ward
S
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Juice Scruggs
C
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Shaq Mason
OG
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD+
Larceny in No. 165 lands the Texans a D-, Majors and all.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took DJ Uiagalelei at the Round 7 slot, roughly 38 spots before his name belonged.

The Majors pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick26 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In No. 26 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
They took Benjamin Morrison at par in pick No. 44, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at slot 61 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Barrett Carter. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
No edge and no loss on Kevin Winston Jr. in No. 98; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick99 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
You do not let an edge rusher like Donovan Ezeiruaku reach pick 99 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Elic Ayomanor graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
A tidy little value on Tez Johnson in slot 126, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 27, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Steal is underselling it; Tahj Brooks at the 172nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 DJ Uiagalelei
A big swing on DJ Uiagalelei at pick No. 241, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.