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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named running back, a need the Texans walked right past. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

However the rest shakes out, King at that price is a win they earned. The Williams pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kalen King
A tidy bit of business in pick 58, where Kalen King graded well above the range. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick90 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Roman Wilson in slot 90. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sataoa Laumea. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 James Williams
They liked James Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 126. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick163 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
They did well to land Keith Randolph Jr. in Round 5, Pick 27, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Omar Speights
They read the board right and Omar Speights was the payoff at the 239th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
By-the-book stuff, Brant Kuithe at the 247th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.