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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (HOU)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (HOU)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (TEN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (IND)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LV)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NYG)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (TEN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NYG)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
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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DeWayne Carter
DT
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Ray Davis
RB
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Romeo Doubs
WR
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Damar Hamlin
S
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BJ Hill
DT
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Trey Lance
QB
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Julian Love
S
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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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Mike Onwenu
OG
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Darius Slayton
WR
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T'Vondre Sweat
DT
Players traded away
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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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J.J. Taylor
RB
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Jared Wayne
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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Nick Broeker
OG
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Robert Woods
WR
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Stefon Diggs
WR
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Teagan Quitoriano
TE
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Tim Boyle
QB
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Troy Pride Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Texans to a C.

The Texans put a flag in the ground for Jalon Daniels, 65 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

Watts falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Hit on Ashton Jeanty and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 2nd pick they get a bell-cow for the offense at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Smael Mondon Jr.
Value with a capital V on Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 58, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They barely believed it either: Xavier Watts still on the board at the Round 2 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 64th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson is a better player than slot 108 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at Round 4, Pick 12 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
A wild overpay on Jayden Higgins in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at No. 134 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jalon Daniels
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalon Daniels in slot 140, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.