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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
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
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Hayden Conner, 35 picks ahead of schedule.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In slot 25 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
By-the-book stuff, Wyatt Milum at Round 2, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A straight-up fair deal on Mason Taylor at the 79th pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A tidy little value on Deone Walker in pick 89, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in No. 166 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 236th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Good price on Jermari Harris in Round 7, Pick 25, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.