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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Texans did not so much draft Hayden Conner as overpay for him, 29 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Savaiinaea value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
They let Tyler Warren come to them and pounced at the Round 1 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea slipping to Round 2, Pick 26 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jack Bech at the 79th overall pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick No. 89 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
No edge and no loss on Kyle Williams in No. 166; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at the 236th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They jumped the gun on Teddye Buchanan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.