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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LAC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (LAC)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Players traded away
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Kenyon Green
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Texans let Emmanwori fall into their laps, and walked away with a C+.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Nick Emmanwori fell into the 58th overall pick.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in pick No. 58 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
The board fumbled Xavier Restrepo all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Good price on Anthony Belton in the 127th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick167 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
Somehow LeQuint Allen was still sitting there in pick 167, and they pounced on premier running back value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A conviction pick on JJ Pegues at Round 5, Pick 38 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.