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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B.

The Texans spent real capital to be 67 picks early on Tyler Owens, and the board is going to hold them to it. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They banked enough surplus on Verse to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Taking Jared Verse in the 42nd overall pick is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They paid sticker price for Braden Fiske in No. 59, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in slot 86 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick123 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
A big swing on Nehemiah Pritchett at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick127 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at pick 127 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tyler Owens
They talked themselves into Tyler Owens at the 188th pick, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 247th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.