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Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (GB)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (GB)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Noah Brown
WR
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureF
The Texans fleeced the room on the phones and earned a C+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Texans should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

They will need Lee to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Zinter steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Payton Wilson
In pick No. 25 they get a green-dot type in the middle, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Nubin. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A conviction pick on Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Michael Hall Jr.
A big swing on Michael Hall Jr. at Round 2, Pick 27, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 DJ James
They did well to land DJ James in slot 86, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick123 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zak Zinter in the 123rd pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Matt Lee
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Matt Lee. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.