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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
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Le'Veon Moss pick is the one that will follow the Texans into the fall. They took him 49 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In slot 28 they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No edge and no loss on Olaivavega Ioane in pick No. 38; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Nicholas Singleton
They reached a country mile for Nicholas Singleton at pick 59, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jack Endries
A real head-scratcher, Jack Endries in No. 69 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A reach on Blake Miller in the 106th pick; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss at Round 4, Pick 28 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in No. 165 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
They took Jordan Hall at par in the 243rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Micah Morris. A need, and now a little less of one.