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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (IND)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (SF)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (SF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Jaylen Harrell at No. 145, roughly 56 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Irving.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 23 they get a lockdown presence outside, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
A real head-scratcher, Roman Wilson in pick No. 59 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They let Jeremiah Trotter Jr. come to them and pounced at the 71st pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bucky Irving at the Round 4 slot is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at No. 117 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at pick 145 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jared Wiley in the 180th overall pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.