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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Collin Oliver at pick 241, roughly 51 spots before his name belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. On value alone, Paul Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 25 they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams at the 58th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Chris Paul Jr. at pick No. 89. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Value said wait; KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the 166th overall pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Conner this early at No. 236. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
A real head-scratcher, Collin Oliver in Round 7, Pick 25 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.