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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Neal from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Devin Neal fell into No. 167.

If Stackhouse pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In No. 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in the 58th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Vernon Broughton
They reached a country mile for Vernon Broughton at pick 89, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in pick No. 127 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Devin Neal
They robbed the room for Devin Neal here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick243 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.