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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (HOU)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Draft Picks Traded
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (LAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Smith: B.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Brashard Smith, the No. 104 name on the board, sitting there at Round 6, Pick 22 like a gift left on the doorstep. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Nash reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick No. 19 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at No. 53 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at Round 3, Pick 20 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They went early on Connor Colby in slot 164, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick197 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Taking Brashard Smith in pick 197 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Nick Nash
They liked Nick Nash enough to skip the value, taking him in the 235th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.