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Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BAL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Players Gained
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Thomas Graham Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Clark from sliding. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched De'Corian Clark slide 39 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. The bottom line is a respectable B.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Texans had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 32 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Value with a capital V on Patrick Paul in No. 59, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 64th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and tight end to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick123 Rnd4 Nelson Ceaser
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nelson Ceaser at the Round 4 slot is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James slipping to pick No. 127 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at pick 132 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at Round 5, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in No. 164 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Somehow De'Corian Clark was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They paid sticker price for Eric Gentry in the 248th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.