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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Jones Jr.: B-.

Call it larceny. Emery Jones Jr. sat on the board until Round 5, Pick 28, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. The Booker reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In No. 25 they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Tez Johnson at slot 89, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 127 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick167 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the 167th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jamon Dumas-Johnson in Round 7, Pick 25, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.