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Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Simpson. Final grade: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jaylin Simpson fell into Round 7, Pick 27.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Jenkins reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at No. 42 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They went early on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 59th pick, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 DJ James
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick123 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Steal is underselling it; Renardo Green at pick No. 123 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in the 127th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
They will replay Dylan Laube at slot 188 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jaylin Simpson
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach Round 7, Pick 27 and blink. They did not. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.