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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Noah Thomas
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Noah Thomas at the 244th pick. The Texans jumped the board by 29 and dared it to prove them wrong. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That Perkins Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
They liked Emmanuel Pregnon enough to skip the value, taking him in the 28th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in the 38th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They talked themselves into Darrell Jackson Jr. at slot 59, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
No drama and no debate, Zakee Wheatley went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 5. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 106. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tanner Koziol
A premium they did not need to pay, Tanner Koziol a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Lander Barton
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lander Barton. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick243 Rnd7 Haynes King
Nothing to complain about; Haynes King went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick244 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas at pick 244 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.