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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Devin Culp at the Round 7 slot. The Texans jumped the board by 44 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The Jones steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 23 they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King at Round 2, Pick 27 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick86 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They let Johnny Wilson come to them and pounced at the 86th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Good price on Darius Robinson in No. 124, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at slot 128 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in pick No. 236 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Devin Culp
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Devin Culp well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
They liked Trey Taylor enough to skip the value, taking him in the 250th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.