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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The Texans put a flag in the ground for Logan Brown, 100 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mitchell. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a disruptive interior force, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in slot 59 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James in pick 124 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in the 128th overall pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They let Jaylin Simpson come to them and pounced at the 161st pick. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick236 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at pick No. 236 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick245 Rnd7 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at slot 245 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.