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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (TB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Goedeke
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The Texans ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Texans indulged a want in Sainristil while a need in quarterback stayed open. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Knight at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 26 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in slot 59 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at pick 85 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent the 89th pick on Mike Sainristil, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick124 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 124th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
They took MarShawn Lloyd at par in Round 4, Pick 27, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at pick No. 161 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A tidy little value on Brevyn Spann-Ford in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick245 Rnd7 Hunter Nourzad
By-the-book stuff, Hunter Nourzad at Round 7, Pick 25 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.