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Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (HOU)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureC
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Kyle Williams at pick No. 119, roughly 53 spots before his name belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That Jackson pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In slot 17 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dylan Sampson
No edge and no loss on Dylan Sampson in pick No. 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Donovan Jackson at the 74th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
By-the-book stuff, Ozzy Trapilo at the 79th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams in No. 119 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick140 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A premium they did not need to pay, O'Donnell Fortune a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick166 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West in the 166th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at pick No. 236 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
They reached a country mile for Ethan Downs at slot 241, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.