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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (HOU)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (SF)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (SF)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (SF)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Tonges
TE
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Tyler Owens at No. 188, roughly 67 spots before his name belonged.

The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Their trades came out a wash either way.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in No. 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Roman Wilson at slot 59. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A big swing on Cedric Gray at the Round 3 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Value said wait; Mason McCormick in the 123rd overall pick says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylin Simpson at Round 4, Pick 33, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick149 Rnd5 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in pick No. 149 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They reached a country mile for Jared Wiley at pick No. 176, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tyler Owens
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tyler Owens well ahead of where he belonged. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick194 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Frank Gore Jr.. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell at Round 6, Pick 40 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.