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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SEA)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
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PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NYG)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (GB)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (TEN)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (SF)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Cooper Beebe
OG
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Spencer Brown
OT
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Spencer Burford
OT
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DeWayne Carter
DT
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Sam Cosmi
OT
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Ray Davis
RB
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Joshua Dobbs
QB
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Romeo Doubs
WR
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Cedric Gray
LB
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Damar Hamlin
S
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Kerby Joseph
S
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Christian Mahogany
OG
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Marcus Mariota
QB
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Michael Mayer
TE
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Joe Milton III
QB
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Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
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Hunter Nourzad
C
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Andrus Peat
OG
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T'Vondre Sweat
DT
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Zach Tom
OG
Players traded away
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Ali Gaye
DE
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Brevin Jordan
TE
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CJ Henderson
CB
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Dalton Keene
TE
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Desmond King II
CB
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Dieter Eiselen
OG
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J.J. Taylor
RB
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Jared Wayne
WR
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Johnny Johnson III
WR
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Kenyon Green
OG
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Laremy Tunsil
OT
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Lonnie Johnson Jr.
CB
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Marcus Harris
DT
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McTelvin Agim
DT
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Robert Woods
WR
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Shaq Mason
OG
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Steven Sims
WR
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Teagan Quitoriano
TE
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Tim Boyle
QB
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D+
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Watts: D+.

Nobody had Jayden Higgins this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 32 spots to get him at pick No. 106. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Watts steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 3rd overall pick they get a three-down runner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at Round 2, Pick 26 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick61 Rnd2 Smael Mondon Jr.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at slot 61. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick 69 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 106th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tahj Brooks
Taking Tahj Brooks in the 136th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.