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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Gabriel. Final grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dillon Gabriel, the 120th pick, roughly 39 picks past where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Sanders reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
A tidy little value on Denzel Burke in No. 24, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board had Kevin Winston Jr. higher than the 41st overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick56 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
They left a pile of value on the table to take T.J. Sanders this early at pick 56. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Oscar Delp
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 24, where Oscar Delp graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Dillon Gabriel
Circle this one: Dillon Gabriel at slot 120 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Julian Fleming
This one needs a full-page explanation: Julian Fleming in pick No. 155, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A straight-up fair deal on J.J. Weaver at the 216th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.