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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CHI)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Joe Mixon
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureC-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There is a lot to like until you notice wide receiver is still a hole. The Texans never got to the one that mattered most. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Fairchild has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They banked enough surplus on Simmons to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 24th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick25 Rnd1 Ollie Gordon II
In pick No. 25 they get a lead back with juice at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
They did well to land Princely Umanmielen in pick 26, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick84 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
Josh Simmons in Round 3, Pick 20 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Reuben Fatheree II
They paid sticker price for Reuben Fatheree II in slot 155, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
The board had cheaper options than Dylan Fairchild at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.