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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PHI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (PHI)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PHI)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Upton Stout at pick 166 is 26 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Getting Judkins where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In slot 25 they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They went early on Donovan Jackson in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 89th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at Round 3, Pick 32 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers at No. 164 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at the 166th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It adds depth where they could use a little.