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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: 40 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Moore
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Fernando Carmona. He came off 53 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Slaughter. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 28th overall pick they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No edge and no loss on Olaivavega Ioane in pick No. 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Nice patience on Dillon Thieneman, who had no business lasting to the 59th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at slot 69 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They paid sticker price for Mike Washington Jr. in Round 4, Pick 28, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Fernando Carmona
A real head-scratcher, Fernando Carmona in slot 165 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
Rueben Owens II in the 243rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Haynes King
Fair-plus on Haynes King, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.