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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (PHI)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Desmond Evans Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PHI)
Desmond Evans
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Players Gained
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Tanner McKee
QB
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Tony Pollard
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Texans this weekend: B+.

The Texans ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Prather reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 30 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in pick 53, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marist Liufau. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at slot 121 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A reach for Jaheim Bell in pick No. 127; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick158 Rnd5 Kaden Prather
They liked Kaden Prather enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.