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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Tyreem Powell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyreem Powell
LB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Martinez: B-.

When a board-topper like Damien Martinez slides to pick No. 236, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If Powell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Alfred Collins. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
A slide stopped in slot 79, with Cameron Williams worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Somehow Jayden Higgins was still sitting there in the 89th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
They will replay Damien Martinez at pick 236 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tyreem Powell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyreem Powell in pick No. 241, miles early. The roster fit checks out.