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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Austin Deculus
OT
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Davis Mills
QB
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Kendrick Green
C
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Texans let Cowing fall into their laps, and walked away with a D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Texans did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

The Cowing pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Colson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
Rome Odunze slipping to the 25th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick41 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick No. 41 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick53 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
No edge and no loss on Leonard Taylor III in No. 53; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 85th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
By-the-book stuff, Christian Haynes at pick 95 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick100 Rnd3 Junior Colson
The board had cheaper options than Junior Colson at pick No. 100, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 James Williams
They paid up for James Williams at Round 4, Pick 9 when waiting would have done the job. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick121 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
They took Nehemiah Pritchett at par in pick 121, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ben Sinnott. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick158 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
Circle this one: Tyler Guyton at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 240 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Taking Zy Alexander in the 242nd pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.