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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: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Alex Harkey Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Alex Harkey
OT Oregon
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named wide receiver, a need the Texans walked right past. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Getting Lawson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They are betting Harkey proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In No. 28 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in pick 38 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter is a better player than pick No. 59 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at the 69th pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
They read the board right and Kaytron Allen was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 6. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
No edge and no loss on Jakobe Thomas in the 128th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick165 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at slot 165 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 Alex Harkey
A reach on Alex Harkey in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Haynes King
A tidy little value on Haynes King in pick 244, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.