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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cam Skattebo fell into pick 166.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
Value with a capital V on Matthew Golden in pick 25, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A quiet steal in the 58th overall pick: Jonah Savaiinaea for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams at the 79th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Isaiah Bond in No. 89. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane at slot 236 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
No edge and no loss on CJ Dippre in pick No. 241; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.