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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Dixon. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Johnny Dixon slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick No. 238. Highway robbery.

Reaching for Taylor III left real value on the table behind him. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In slot 23 they get a matchup weapon at tight end, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They did well to land Payton Wilson in pick 59, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at pick No. 86 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Trey Benson
A running back of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 23 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at the 127th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick224 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 224th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
They will replay Johnny Dixon at No. 238 for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick247 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joshua Cephus well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.