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Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (HOU)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Texans. For now, C+.

The Texans torched the value chart for Zane Durant, taking him 70 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. On value alone, Harvey makes the weekend a net positive.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

If Monroe Freeling and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In pick No. 28 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
They liked Max Iheanachor enough to skip the value, taking him in the 36th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
By-the-book stuff, Jadarian Price at Round 3, Pick 5 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at No. 106 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at the 128th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
A reasonable price with a little left over, Eric Rivers in pick 165. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick243 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
A tidy bit of business in No. 244, where DJ Harvey graded well above the range. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.