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Draft Selections
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 7 slot lands the Texans a B-, Mafah and all.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Phil Mafah, the No. 168 name on the board, in Round 7, Pick 20. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Peebles reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kaleb Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get an every-down engine for the run game, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jonah Savaiinaea in Round 2, Pick 26. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott is a better player than the 79th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Aeneas Peebles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kobe King
Somehow Kobe King was still sitting there in slot 166, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at No. 236 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Logan Parr
A conviction pick on Logan Parr at the 241st pick that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.