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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
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BUF)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tylan Grable
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Every other box got a look, but edge rusher did not. The Texans will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

That Singleton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In slot 28 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jake Slaughter in the 60th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 5 is lovely value for the running back. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
They read the board right and Nicholas Singleton was the payoff at the 106th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at pick No. 128 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in No. 165 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King in pick 243 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
They paid sticker price for Jordan Hall in the 244th pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.