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  • walker DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
DB Oregon
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justice Hill
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

Some picks age like wine; Jordan Burch at Round 3, Pick 32 will need to, sitting 93 spots clear of his grade. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Texans indulged a want in Jackson while a need in interior defensive lineman and tight end stayed open.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Xavier Worthy
In pick 29 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
By-the-book stuff, Kris Jenkins at No. 53 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Graham Barton
They jumped the gun on Graham Barton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A wild overpay on Jordan Burch in the 95th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went defensive back with Khyree Jackson while clear needs at interior defensive lineman and tight end sat open.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A want over a need in slot 124: Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE while interior defensive lineman and tight end keeps waiting.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ray Davis
They reached into another round for Ray Davis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylan Ford this early at the Round 5 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Devontez Walker
They read the board right and Devontez Walker was the payoff at pick 166. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in slot 240 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jalen Milroe
A reach for Jalen Milroe in No. 242; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.