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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 242nd overall pick on Connor Colby a full 90 spots early. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

That Magee pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 27 they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Worthy in the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick88 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
By-the-book stuff, Kris Abrams-Draine at Round 4, Pick 21 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick127 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at pick 127 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They took Ben Sinnott at par in the 158th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee in No. 239 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Connor Colby
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Connor Colby well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.