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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Oronde Gadsden II at No. 216. The Texans jumped the board by 31 and dared it to prove them wrong. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Castro to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
They paid sticker price for Barrett Carter in No. 41, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the 56th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick88 Rnd3 Sebastian Castro
Nice patience on Sebastian Castro, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at the 120th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Julian Fleming
This one needs a full-page explanation: Julian Fleming in slot 155, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the 216th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.