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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAR)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Players Gained
Head Shot
Coleman Shelton
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Brooks: B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Tahj Brooks tumbling to the Texans in the 241st overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The Coleman Shelton pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the Round 1 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jonah Savaiinaea at the 58th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in No. 79 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in slot 89 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Value with a capital V on Isaiah Bond in pick 90, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
By-the-book stuff, Seth McLaughlin at Round 5, Pick 28 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
The board fumbled Luke Lachey all the way to pick No. 236, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Steal is underselling it; Tahj Brooks at the 241st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.