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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

The Texans bet big and early on David Ugwoegbu, 81 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Jurkovec falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in No. 88 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick121 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick 121 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at slot 127 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They went early on Ty'Ron Hopper in pick No. 158, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
The board had Phil Jurkovec higher than No. 239, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick242 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
David Ugwoegbu in slot 242 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.