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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Collin Oliver, taking him 95 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The Moore steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A reasonable price with a little left over, Marcus Mbow in the Round 2 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in the 89th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at slot 127 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
A reach on Ollie Gordon II in Round 5, Pick 28; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver in No. 243 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.