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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
DB Oregon
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
DB Maryland
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Hard to follow the map here. The Texans bypassed running back, edge rusher and other spots to take Khyree Jackson at the 121st pick, a spot they had covered. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Every board in the league had Milroe lower, and that gap is the story.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Walker. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 24 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick95 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing T'Vondre Sweat in Round 3, Pick 32. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They bypassed pressing needs at running back, edge rusher and other spots to take Khyree Jackson, a defensive back that was not the priority.
Pick124 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A surprising call. With running back, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent the 124th overall pick on Beau Brade, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick158 Rnd5 Devontez Walker
They read the board right and Devontez Walker was the payoff at pick 158. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ricky White
A tidy bit of business in slot 240, where Ricky White graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jalen Milroe
They paid a round early for Jalen Milroe in pick No. 242, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.