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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Jawhar Jordan at the 247th pick will need to, sitting 32 spots clear of his grade. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

That Arnold pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at pick 42 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at No. 59, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A tidy little value on Michael Hall Jr. in Round 3, Pick 23, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Theo Johnson at the 123rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 Beau Brade
They paid sticker price for Beau Brade in the 127th overall pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tahj Washington. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at the 247th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.