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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (HOU)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Texans let James fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jordan James, the 213th pick, roughly 90 picks past where he belonged.

They are betting Noel proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
The board fumbled Kenneth Grant all the way to the 44th pick, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylin Noel well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jonah Savaiinaea
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 76 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in Round 3, Pick 25 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in pick 140 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Donovan Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Jackson at the 167th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at pick No. 181 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jordan James
Jordan James in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A big swing on Miles Frazier at Round 6, Pick 38, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams at No. 243 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.