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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DL Mississippi
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
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Leonard fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Riley Leonard, the No. 92 name on the board, sitting there at Round 5, Pick 27 like a gift left on the doorstep. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Gadsden II has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 24th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the 41st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick56 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
No edge and no loss on Josh Conerly Jr. in pick No. 56; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jason Marshall Jr.. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
They robbed the room for Sonny Styles here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick155 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
They barely believed it either: Riley Leonard still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
The board had cheaper options than Oronde Gadsden II at Round 7, Pick 24, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.