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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Gerald Mincey Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gerald Mincey
OL Tennessee
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CAR)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Whittington: B.

When a board-topper like Jordan Whittington slides to the 240th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Every board in the league had Mincey lower, and that gap is the story. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock slipping to No. 53 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jaylin Simpson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaylin Simpson in Round 3, Pick 32. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ricky Pearsall
They paid sticker price for Ricky Pearsall in the 124th overall pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick158 Rnd5 Gerald Mincey
They reached into another round for Gerald Mincey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Circle this one: Jordan Whittington at the 240th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jason Henderson at pick No. 242. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.