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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Texans never addressed running back, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If Dippre pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That Higgins pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In No. 24 they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
A tidy little value on Landon Jackson in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in slot 56 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick88 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
Nothing to complain about; T.J. Sanders went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
Value with a capital V on Jay Higgins in the 120th overall pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the 155th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
CJ Dippre at pick 216 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.