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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Leonard. Final grade: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Riley Leonard tumbling to the Texans in slot 120 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Gadsden II has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
A clean, defensible pick in the 24th overall pick with a little surplus value in Abdul Carter. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick41 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in Round 2, Pick 9 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick56 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. in pick No. 56 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
A straight-up fair deal on Nazir Stackhouse at pick 88, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick120 Rnd4 Riley Leonard
You do not let a quarterback like Riley Leonard reach the 120th pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jahdae Barron at the Round 5 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick216 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
A reach for Oronde Gadsden II in No. 216; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.