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  • eddyf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Texans shredded theirs for Billy Bowman Jr.. He came off 23 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Oben falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jihaad Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at slot 58 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at the 79th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. in pick No. 89 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at No. 166 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick236 Rnd7 RJ Oben
A quiet steal in pick 236: RJ Oben for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty at pick No. 241 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.