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Draft Selections
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is a lot to like until you notice running back is still a hole. The Texans never got to the one that mattered most.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They are betting Collins proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at the 24th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick41 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
Mykel Williams in slot 41 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at pick 56 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at the 88th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick120 Rnd4 Aireontae Ersery
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Aireontae Ersery. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
They reached into another round for Alfred Collins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd7 Lander Barton
No edge and no loss on Lander Barton in pick No. 216; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.