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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (HOU)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
A.J. Cann
OG
Head Shot
Dameon Pierce
RB
Head Shot
Damion Daniels
DT
Head Shot
Davis Mills
QB
Head Shot
DeAndre Houston-Carson
S
Head Shot
Eric Murray
S
Head Shot
Jerry Hughes
EDGE
Head Shot
Jimmie Ward
S
Head Shot
Justin Britt
C
Head Shot
Kareem Jackson
S
Head Shot
Kenyon Green
OG
Head Shot
Kurt Hinish
DT
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Scott Quessenberry
C
Head Shot
Steven Nelson
CB
Head Shot
Teagan Quitoriano
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Latu. Final grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Texans kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

The Taylor III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Latu value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
Laiatu Latu in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Good price on Xavier Worthy in No. 59, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick63 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the 63rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at the 64th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They read the board right and Cade Stover was the payoff at pick No. 86. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at Round 3, Pick 31 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They took Christian Mahogany at par in slot 95, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Josh Newton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Newton. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick124 Rnd4 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at pick 124, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick127 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher slid further than he should have, and the 127th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
They jumped the gun on Michael Pratt, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach pick No. 188 and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Bub Means
They paid sticker price for Bub Means in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.