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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Everything else got attention, and running back got none. That is a strange way for the Texans to leave a draft.

If Fleming pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On value alone, Tuimoloau makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In the 24th pick they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau is a better player than Round 2, Pick 9 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. at pick 56 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick88 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
A tidy bit of business in the 88th overall pick, where T.J. Sanders graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
They paid sticker price for Nick Emmanwori in pick No. 120, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick155 Rnd5 Julian Fleming
Julian Fleming at No. 155 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
They took CJ Dippre at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.