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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (HOU)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Texans, and a C+ to match.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Jayson Jones at the 257th overall pick is 94 spots clear of where he belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it. Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Trey Benson
They jumped the gun on Trey Benson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Fair-plus on Roman Wilson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick124 Rnd4 James Williams
A conviction pick on James Williams at pick No. 124 that the board grades a round light. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick 128 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick236 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A wild overpay on J.J. Weaver in the 236th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trente Jones
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trente Jones. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick253 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at pick 253 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jayson Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jayson Jones well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.