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Draft Selections
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Allar from sliding. Grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Drew Allar had no business being available in the Round 4 slot, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The cost of the Collins reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kevin Winston Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a ballhawk on the back end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at the 41st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in the 88th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick120 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Steal is underselling it; Drew Allar at pick No. 120 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Alfred Collins in pick 155, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd7 Colbie Young
They barely believed it either: Colbie Young still on the board at No. 216. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.