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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Moore fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Rod Moore, the No. 135 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 165. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren is a better player than the 58th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in slot 126 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick165 Rnd5 Rod Moore
Taking Rod Moore in the 165th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Shilo Sanders at No. 241 squarely in line with his ranking. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.