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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (HOU)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Grand theft in the 241st pick: the Texans steal Brooks and grade out a B.

Somebody in Round 7, Pick 25 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Tahj Brooks, the No. 192 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The Farmer pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Campbell
Will Campbell in Round 2, Pick 1 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They paid sticker price for Donovan Jackson in No. 58, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Royals at the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in the 89th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in the 94th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They liked Dont'e Thornton Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 166. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They jumped the gun on Teddye Buchanan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at slot 241 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.