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Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Mike Washington Jr. a full 28 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The wide receiver 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.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Dontay Corleone
In slot 28 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Nothing to complain about; Gennings Dunker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in No. 69 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A wild overpay on Mike Washington Jr. in the 106th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at Round 4, Pick 28 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They went early on Xavier Nwankpa in pick 165, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick243 Rnd7 Seth McGowan
Seth McGowan at No. 243 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A reasonable price with a little left over, Diego Pavia in the 244th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.