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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with LaJohntay Wester at pick 127, a reach of 106 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Sanders value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 25th overall pick they get an anchor for the defensive front, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Somehow Malaki Starks was still sitting there in pick 58, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Majors
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jake Majors in the 89th pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 LaJohntay Wester
They left a pile of value on the table to take LaJohntay Wester this early at slot 127. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick167 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at Round 5, Pick 28 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick243 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
They will replay Raheim Sanders at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.