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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Isaac Rex Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac Rex
TE BYU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 75 spots for Isaac Rex, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Taylor-Demerson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
Somehow Laiatu Latu was still sitting there in slot 42, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick No. 59 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cedric Gray. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at Round 4, Pick 23 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick127 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They robbed the room for Khyree Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Isaac Rex
They left a pile of value on the table to take Isaac Rex this early at slot 247. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.