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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Winston Jr.: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kevin Winston Jr. slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at Round 5, Pick 28. Highway robbery.

Every board in the league had Mills lower, and that gap is the story. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In pick 25 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
Nothing to complain about; TreVeyon Henderson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Rylie Mills
A wild overpay on Rylie Mills in pick No. 79, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to slot 166, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick236 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike at Round 7, Pick 20 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
You do not let a running back like Ja'Quinden Jackson reach the 241st overall pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.