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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Lachey should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

Somebody in slot 243 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Luke Lachey, the No. 193 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 25th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
The board had Aireontae Ersery higher than pick 58, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at pick No. 89 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at No. 127 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
They did well to land Ollie Gordon II in Round 5, Pick 28, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick243 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
A tight end of that caliber at the 243rd pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.