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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Barton fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Lander Barton had no business being available in pick No. 120, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at slot 41 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick56 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
They paid sticker price for Shavon Revel Jr. in pick No. 56, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick88 Rnd3 Earnest Greene III
The board fumbled Earnest Greene III all the way to pick 88, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick120 Rnd4 Lander Barton
They robbed the room for Lander Barton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tyler Warren
They barely believed it either: Tyler Warren still on the board at the Round 5 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Alfred Collins. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.