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Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (HOU)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (HOU)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
CJ Donaldson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
CJ Donaldson
RB Ohio State
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans torched the value chart for CJ Donaldson, taking him 58 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

On value alone, Miller makes the weekend a net positive. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
A conviction pick on Emmanuel Pregnon at the Round 1 slot that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in the 38th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Somehow Christen Miller was still sitting there in the 59th pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in pick 69, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Circle this one: Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 95 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kaytron Allen well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick141 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Hezekiah Masses at the 141st overall pick is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
Marlin Klein in the 167th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick212 Rnd6 Harrison Wallace III
Taking Harrison Wallace III in Round 6, Pick 31 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 CJ Donaldson
CJ Donaldson at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Steal is underselling it; TJ Hall at pick No. 244 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.