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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
DB Rutgers
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (HOU)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Jack Howell Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jack Howell
DB Colorado State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Melton should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Max Melton slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the Round 4 slot. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. With running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on defensive back is the choice that costs them. Reaching for Randolph Jr. left real value on the table behind him.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at the Round 1 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 53rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Fisher. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Max Melton
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Max Melton at defensive back with running back, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick124 Rnd4 Keith Randolph Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Keith Randolph Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick158 Rnd5 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy in pick 158 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Benjamin Yurosek
Benjamin Yurosek in slot 240 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jack Howell
They paid sticker price for Jack Howell in pick No. 242, and that is fine. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.