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Draft Selections
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (HOU)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LAC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (LAC)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Byron Pringle
WR
Players traded away
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
Larceny in pick No. 209 lands the Texans a D+, Magee and all.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Texans did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

The Leary reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On value alone, Magee makes the weekend a net positive. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Fair-plus on Braden Fiske, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker in Round 3, Pick 23 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Andru Phillips
Somehow Andru Phillips was still sitting there in No. 100, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
The board had MarShawn Lloyd higher than the 110th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Brandon Coleman
You do not let an offensive lineman like Brandon Coleman reach the 123rd pick and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick127 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Hunter Nourzad at the Round 4 slot is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Erick All
Circle this one: Erick All at pick No. 155 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
A linebacker of that caliber at the 209th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Flournoy at No. 222 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Devin Leary
Devin Leary at Round 7, Pick 18 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Taking Blake Watson in slot 247 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.