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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jackson Slater; the Texans did not wait, grabbing him 54 spots ahead at the 89th pick.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hampton. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick 25 they get a weapon on the perimeter, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at No. 58 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jackson Slater. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick127 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
A clean, defensible pick in Round 4, Pick 26 with a little surplus value in Shemar Turner. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at slot 167 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jeremy Crawshaw
Nothing to complain about; Jeremy Crawshaw went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.