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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Texans spent real capital to be 21 picks early on Raheim Sanders, and the board is going to hold them to it. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
Jared Verse in slot 24 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
By-the-book stuff, Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 21 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at the 95th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
The board had cheaper options than Tommy Eichenberg at the 121st overall pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Shilo Sanders
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Shilo Sanders. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick158 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
A real head-scratcher, Raheim Sanders in pick 158 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.