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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 62 spots for Blake Watson, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Odunze pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 28th pick they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick90 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at pick No. 90 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Beau Brade
No drama and no debate, Beau Brade went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 128 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nehemiah Pritchett at Round 5, Pick 18. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick234 Rnd7 Benjamin Yurosek
Value said wait; Benjamin Yurosek in No. 234 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at Round 7, Pick 18 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.