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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If McMillan pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Colson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 24 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Cooper Beebe. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
A premium they did not need to pay, Jalen McMillan a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in the 121st pick is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick124 Rnd4 Junior Colson
The board had Junior Colson higher than Round 4, Pick 24, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A reach on Ben Sinnott in slot 158; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick240 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
They paid a round early for Zion Nelson in the 240th overall pick, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick242 Rnd7 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at pick No. 242 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.