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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Eugene Asante Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eugene Asante
LB Auburn
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Gabriel from sliding. Grade: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Dillon Gabriel, the No. 83 name on the board, in the Round 4 slot. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Collins to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In slot 24 they get juice off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jabbar Muhammad
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jabbar Muhammad at pick No. 41. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at the Round 2 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jonah Monheim
By-the-book stuff, Jonah Monheim at the 88th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Dillon Gabriel
Taking Dillon Gabriel in No. 120 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
A reach on Alfred Collins in Round 5, Pick 27; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd7 Eugene Asante
Eugene Asante in pick 216 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.