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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DET)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 126th overall pick lands the Texans a B-, Thrash and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jamari Thrash got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at the 126th overall pick.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. With running back, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick58 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Devontez Walker in Round 2, Pick 26. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at running back, edge rusher and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
By-the-book stuff, Sataoa Laumea at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at the 126th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
Fair-plus on LaDarius Henderson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at slot 167 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at pick 239 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
The board had Eric Gentry higher than pick 247, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.