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Texans 7th Round Draft

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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (HOU)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (KC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Players Gained
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Quinn Meinerz
OG
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Jaylon Moore
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Hampton: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Texans should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Landing Hampton that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Thornton Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick51 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick 51 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.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at No. 66 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
They did well to land Elijah Arroyo in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in the 89th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value said wait; Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 166th pick says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
A quiet steal in pick No. 226: Caleb Ransaw for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in No. 236 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley at the 241st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.