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Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Sav'ell Smalls Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sav'ell Smalls
TE Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Texans bet big and early on Sav'ell Smalls, 80 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 28th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A straight-up fair deal on Olaivavega Ioane at Round 2, Pick 6, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Carter Smith
Carter Smith at pick 59 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A real head-scratcher, Nicholas Singleton in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in the 106th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 Logan Jones
They took Logan Jones at par in slot 128, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss at the 165th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick243 Rnd7 Haynes King
Fair-plus on Haynes King, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Sav'ell Smalls
Sav'ell Smalls at pick No. 244 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.