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    Texans
Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Michael Trigg
TE Mississippi
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans put a flag in the ground for Jaylan Ford, 37 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Getting McMillan where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in slot 53 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
They paid sticker price for Tyler Davis in the 95th pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Value with a capital V on Jalen McMillan in pick 121, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in the 124th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
Zion Nelson in the 240th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick242 Rnd7 Michael Trigg
This one needs a full-page explanation: Michael Trigg in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.