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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

The Texans did not so much draft Hayden Conner as overpay for him, 31 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Sampson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 25th pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in slot 79 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
You do not let a running back like Dylan Sampson reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Kyle Williams at the 166th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They reached into another round for Hayden Conner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
The board had cheaper options than Ty Hamilton at Round 7, Pick 25, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.