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Texans don't move up but load up with Nolen first and reset the OL

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (HOU)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (GB)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (GB)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (LAC)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (LAC)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Tyler Allgeier
RB
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Cooper Beebe
OG
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Chase Brown
RB
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Spencer Brown
OT
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Jake Browning
QB
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Spencer Burford
OT
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DeWayne Carter
DT
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Sam Cosmi
OT
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Romeo Doubs
WR
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Cody Ford
OT
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Cedric Gray
LB
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Damar Hamlin
S
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Christian Haynes
OG
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Hendon Hooker
QB
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Kerby Joseph
S
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Roy Lopez
DT
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Christian Mahogany
OG
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Michael Mayer
TE
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Joe Milton III
QB
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Adonai Mitchell
WR
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Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
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Hunter Nourzad
C
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Kenneth Walker III
RB
Players traded away
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Dalton Keene
TE
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David Sharpe
OT
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Davis Mills
QB
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Dieter Eiselen
OG
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Jarrett Patterson
C
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Jaylon Thomas
OT
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Johnny Johnson III
WR
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Kilian Zierer
OT
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LaDarius Henderson
OT
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Laremy Tunsil
OT
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Robert Woods
WR
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Shaq Mason
OG
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Steven Sims
WR
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Teagan Quitoriano
TE
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Tytus Howard
OT
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Zach Thomas
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Texans let Mondon Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a A.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 109 name on the board, in No. 160. Very little went wrong, and the A is earned.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, with Walter Nolen leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They barely believed it either: Xavier Watts still on the board at No. 90. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick118 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
A linebacker of that caliber at the 118th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick No. 125 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at the 160th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.