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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Jaylan Ford, 31 picks ahead of schedule.

That Carson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
By-the-book stuff, Byron Murphy II at slot 53 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick121 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 121st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at No. 124. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick 158 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick240 Rnd7 Storm Duck
A tidy bit of business in the 240th pick, where Storm Duck graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jase McClellan in slot 242. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.