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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The Texans did not so much draft Francisco Mauigoa as overpay for him, 58 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Brooks. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In slot 25 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in Round 3, Pick 15 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the 89th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
They liked Quincy Riley enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 166. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at pick No. 236 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
Francisco Mauigoa in the 241st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.