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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Reed: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jaylen Reed had no business being available in the 243rd overall pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Williams pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at Round 2, Pick 26 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 89 with a little surplus value in Donovan Jackson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
They let Anthony Belton come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the 167th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
The board fumbled Jaylen Reed all the way to No. 243, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.