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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
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Jackson Woodard Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jackson Woodard
LB UNLV
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent the 241st pick on Jackson Woodard, a name most had 101 spots down the list.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. That Vinson pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In slot 25 they get a blindside protector, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 58th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They jumped the gun on Darius Alexander, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tai Felton
They paid up for Tai Felton at Round 3, Pick 25 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at the 166th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick236 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Carson Vinson at No. 236. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jackson Woodard
They reached into another round for Jackson Woodard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.