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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Texans a B.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Nelson Ceaser went at slot 158, a good 43 picks before the board was ready. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Michael Gallup pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Adonai Mitchell in Round 2, Pick 21, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in the 95th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A reach on Cole Bishop in pick No. 124; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick158 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
A wild overpay on Nelson Ceaser in No. 158, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.