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Draft Selections
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Trotter Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Texans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to running back, which was the need that mattered most.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Trotter Jr.. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
They took Tyler Nubin at par in pick 42, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They will replay Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at slot 86 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
A quiet steal in the 123rd overall pick: Elijah Jones for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They paid sticker price for Mohamed Kamara in No. 127, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Fair-plus on Tip Reiman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 KT Leveston
A clean, defensible pick in the 247th pick with a little surplus value in KT Leveston. It patches a soft spot without any drama.