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Draft Selections
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trenton Simpson
LB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Dylan Laube, 30 picks early at pick No. 127. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That Mustapha pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at pick 59 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at the 62nd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
They paid sticker price for Jonah Elliss in the 86th pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in pick No. 123 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dylan Laube. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
They robbed the room for Malik Mustapha here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick247 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in the 247th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.