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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Texans left edge rusher untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They are betting Conerly Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Bech value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow in the 58th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech is a better player than slot 79 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A conviction pick on Cam Skattebo at No. 89 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They went early on JJ Pegues in pick No. 166, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg in the 241st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.