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    Texans
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (HOU)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (HOU)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (HOU)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (CHI)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans went off the board in a big way for Matthew Jones, 37 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Smith steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 59th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick No. 86 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They liked Jaylin Simpson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 124th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Theo Johnson at No. 128 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They reached into another round for Khristian Boyd, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Steal is underselling it; Tykee Smith at No. 164 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick198 Rnd6 Myles Murphy
Myles Murphy in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick215 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at the 215th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.