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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Brooks: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Tahj Brooks fell into pick No. 236. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Every board in the league had Conner lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A tidy bit of business in the 58th pick, where Aireontae Ersery graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Circle this one: Tre Harris at pick No. 79 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ozzy Trapilo in No. 89. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
They paid sticker price for Kyle Williams in slot 166, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at the 241st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.