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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jerick McKinnon
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB+
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Moore: B.

When a board-topper like Malachi Moore slides to the 167th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Skattebo lower, and that gap is the story.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 31st overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
They paid up for Cam Skattebo at No. 85 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A clean, defensible pick in the 89th pick with a little surplus value in Ozzy Trapilo. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
By-the-book stuff, Jaylin Noel at slot 95 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
The board had Jared Wilson higher than pick 121, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 26 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Circle this one: Malachi Moore at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
The board fumbled Isaac TeSlaa all the way to pick No. 243, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.