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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Draft Picks Received
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (KC)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 243 lands the Texans a B, Williams and all.

Call it larceny. Kyle Williams sat on the board until pick 243, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Skattebo to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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 edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Harold Fannin Jr. graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A reach on Cam Skattebo in the 89th pick; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 132nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
You do not let a wide receiver like Jaylin Noel reach No. 133 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
They read the board right and Jackson Slater was the payoff at pick No. 167. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Kyle Williams
Taking Kyle Williams in Round 7, Pick 25 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.