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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Josh Williams Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Josh Williams
RB LSU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Nobody had Josh Williams this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 29 spots to get him at the 248th pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Simpson at that price is a win they earned. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chris Braswell
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in No. 59. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 85 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They did well to land Kris Abrams-Draine in the 123rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They liked Ben Sinnott enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 127. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Jaylin Simpson graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
A conviction pick on Walter Rouse at Round 7, Pick 19 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Josh Williams
Josh Williams at the 248th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.