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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

There is a lot to like until you notice running back is still a hole. The Texans never got to the one that mattered most.

Every board in the league had Collins lower, and that gap is the story. The Truss steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 24th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at Round 2, Pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond slid further than he should have, and the 56th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jason Marshall Jr. in slot 88, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in pick 120 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
A real head-scratcher, Alfred Collins in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
They let Xavier Truss come to them and pounced at No. 216. It patches a soft spot without any drama.