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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Jackson Woodard Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jackson Woodard
LB UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAR)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAR)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Nobody had Jackson Woodard this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 90 spots to get him at No. 241. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
They took Emeka Egbuka at par in No. 31, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in slot 58 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A conviction pick on Darius Alexander at pick No. 79 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
They reached a country mile for Anthony Belton at pick 90, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick95 Rnd3 Nohl Williams
They reached into another round for Nohl Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 166th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in the 190th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hunter Wohler this early at the Round 7 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jackson Woodard
Jackson Woodard at pick No. 241 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.