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    Texans
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jahan Dotson
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Texans did exactly that with Evan Williams in the 245th overall pick.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 23rd overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 D.J. James
By-the-book stuff, D.J. James at the 59th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jamari Thrash in pick No. 101. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Justin Eboigbe. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at No. 128 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
No drama and no debate, Cody Schrader went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 25. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at No. 236 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at pick No. 245 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.