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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Clark should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B-.

Somebody in slot 239 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while De'Corian Clark, the No. 217 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Sinnott has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the 23rd overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on McKinnley Jackson at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Max Melton
Nothing to complain about; Max Melton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 126th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They read the board right and Jaylin Simpson was the payoff at pick No. 163. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at No. 239 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at pick 247 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.