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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Michael Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Michael Wiley
RB Arizona
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (IND)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Players Gained
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Kevin Jarvis
OG
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Braden Smith
OT
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O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Texans let Latu fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Laiatu Latu, pick 86, roughly 79 picks past where he belonged. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick No. 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick86 Rnd3 Laiatu Latu
They will replay Laiatu Latu at the 86th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
A tidy bit of business in slot 129, where Tyrice Knight graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick236 Rnd7 Michael Wiley
Michael Wiley in No. 236 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tip Reiman
They robbed the room for Tip Reiman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick246 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
The board had cheaper options than David Ugwoegbu at pick 246, and it noticed. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick250 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Taking Josh Proctor in the 250th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.