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Texans 7th Round Draft

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Hayden Conner selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 30 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bryant.

Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 58 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is a better player than the 79th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at No. 97 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Pat Bryant at the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 187 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
No edge and no loss on Carson Vinson in the 236th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.