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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

Nobody had Elijhah Badger this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 54 spots to get him at pick No. 241. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: running back settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They robbed the room for Nick Emmanwori here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ozzy Trapilo. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A reach on Cam Skattebo in slot 89; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
They took Seth McLaughlin at par in the 166th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hayden Conner. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
A wild overpay on Elijhah Badger in the 241st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.