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Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nohl Williams
CB California
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Texans: C+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tahj Brooks, pick No. 236, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Donovan Jackson
In the 31st overall pick they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick 58 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at pick 79 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
They talked themselves into Anthony Belton at pick No. 89, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Nohl Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nohl Williams in No. 95, miles early. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick166 Rnd5 CJ West
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ West. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in the 236th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A reach on Teddye Buchanan in Round 7, Pick 25; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.