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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jeremy James Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jeremy James
OT Mississippi
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

The Tahj Washington pick is the one that will follow the Texans into the fall. They took him 105 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

With interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at Round 1, Pick 25 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Fair-plus on Jalen McMillan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick123 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Value said wait; Braelon Allen in the 123rd overall pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at pick No. 126, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A tidy little value on Cedric Gray in the Round 4 slot, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick163 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at pick No. 163 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jeremy James
Jeremy James in the 239th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington at pick 247 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.