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Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Alex Harkey Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Alex Harkey
OT Oregon
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Singleton: B-.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Nicholas Singleton fell into pick No. 106. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Harkey proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick 28 they get a red-zone target to build around, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No drama and no debate, Olaivavega Ioane went about where he belonged in slot 38. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A quiet steal in pick No. 59: Jake Slaughter for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
No edge and no loss on Domonique Orange in the 69th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
You do not let a running back like Nicholas Singleton reach Round 4, Pick 6 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses at No. 128 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick165 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
By-the-book stuff, Oscar Delp at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Alex Harkey
They went early on Alex Harkey in the 243rd overall pick, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick244 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
A straight-up fair deal on Rueben Owens II at slot 244, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.