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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (HOU)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (LAR)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (JAX)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Brennan Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (SF)
Brennan Armstrong
QB North Carolina State
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ARI)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
Garrett Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (JAX)
Garrett Nelson
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Players Gained
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Stetson Bennett
QB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a B+.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 175 on Matthew Jones a full 58 spots early. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That Adams pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 27th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that.
Pick54 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka in Round 2, Pick 22 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
They let Edgerrin Cooper come to them and pounced at pick No. 71. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick98 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the running back. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
A tidy little value on Jahdae Barron in slot 123, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick155 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
You do not let an offensive lineman like Isaiah Adams reach pick 155 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Matthew Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matthew Jones well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.