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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Jonah Monheim selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 83 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

With wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on specialist is the choice that costs them. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Hunter value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In slot 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in pick 58. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the 79th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Andres Borregales
They bypassed pressing needs at wide receiver, edge rusher and other spots to take Andres Borregales, a specialist that was not the priority.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
The board had cheaper options than Jaylen Reed at the 166th pick, and it noticed. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jarquez Hunter at the Round 7 slot is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
They paid a round early for Moliki Matavao in pick 241, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.