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Draft Selections
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Traeshon Holden Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Traeshon Holden
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B to prove it.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named running back, a need the Texans walked right past.

On value alone, Nwankpa makes the weekend a net positive. The cost of the Collins reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
In the 24th overall pick they get a seam-stretching tight end. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at slot 41 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Nwankpa
Nice patience on Xavier Nwankpa, who had no business lasting to pick No. 56. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
They took Jason Marshall Jr. at par in No. 88, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
A tidy bit of business in pick 120, where J.C. Davis graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Alfred Collins in Round 5, Pick 27, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd7 Traeshon Holden
The board had Traeshon Holden higher than the 216th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.