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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Carter fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Abdul Carter got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at the Round 2 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The cost of the Hancock reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In slot 24 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Abdul Carter
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 2, Pick 9 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at No. 56 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick88 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in the 88th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick120 Rnd4 Aireontae Ersery
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Aireontae Ersery at pick 120 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in pick No. 155 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
The board had Jalon Daniels higher than the Round 7 slot, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.