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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Craig Woodson
S California
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Jamaree Caldwell a full 40 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Bryant pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
They liked Tyler Booker enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 1, Pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at No. 58 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins slid further than he should have, and pick No. 79 is lovely value for the running back. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jamaree Caldwell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jamaree Caldwell this early at the 89th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Steal is underselling it; Pat Bryant at the 166th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick236 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They paid up for Tonka Hemingway at Round 7, Pick 25 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.