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  • texansthinktank DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B.

Nobody had Hayden Conner this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 35 spots to get him at slot 236.

Starks at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 25th overall pick they get a mismatch in the passing game at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at pick 58 is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Fair-plus on Deone Walker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Nothing to complain about; Damien Martinez went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Conner well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
No edge and no loss on Isaac TeSlaa in the 241st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.