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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nazir Stackhouse
DT Georgia
Cameron Ward Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cameron Ward
QB Miami (FL)
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 5 slot lands the Texans a B, Ward and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cameron Ward, the 155th pick, roughly 70 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. They will need Bywater to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 24 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jack Sawyer in slot 41. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. in the 56th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at pick 88 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
The board fumbled Nazir Stackhouse all the way to Round 4, Pick 24, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 Cameron Ward
Cameron Ward at pick No. 155 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick216 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
They went early on Ben Bywater in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.