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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (HOU)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (HOU)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DEN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD+
The Texans won the night they stopped James from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Jordan James slides to slot 123, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The cost of the Mbow reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 22 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 53 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick54 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in pick 54 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 85th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kenneth Grant reach Round 3, Pick 23 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan James
They robbed the room for Jordan James here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Circle this one: Parker Brailsford at the 166th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194 Rnd6 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Value said wait; Quincy Riley in No. 197 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick206 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in Round 6, Pick 31 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ben Yurosek
Ben Yurosek slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.