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Draft Selections
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 238th overall pick on David Ugwoegbu a full 73 spots early. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Simpson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in the 42nd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at Round 2, Pick 27 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick86 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
No drama and no debate, Calen Bullock went about where he belonged in pick No. 86. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick123 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A straight-up fair deal on Brenden Rice at the 123rd pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They read the board right and Cedric Gray was the payoff at slot 127. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Layden Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Taking Jaylin Simpson in the 189th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick238 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
They reached a country mile for David Ugwoegbu at pick 238, and the board is aghast. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick247 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele in pick No. 247 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.