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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Gee Scott Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Gee Scott Jr.
TE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 155: the Texans steal Mills and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Rylie Mills had no business being available in No. 155, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 24 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Circle this one: Denzel Burke at Round 2, Pick 9 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick56 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Value with a capital V on Barrett Carter in pick No. 56, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick88 Rnd3 Josh Conerly Jr.
The board fumbled Josh Conerly Jr. all the way to pick 88, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 120th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick155 Rnd5 Rylie Mills
Steal is underselling it; Rylie Mills at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd7 Gee Scott Jr.
A tidy little value on Gee Scott Jr. in the 216th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.