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Draft Selections
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Fernando Carmona Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Fernando Carmona Jr.
OT Arkansas
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Carmona Jr.. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Fernando Carmona Jr. had no business being available in pick No. 155, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Harold Perkins Jr.
In the 24th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Circle this one: Emeka Egbuka at slot 41 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Nwankpa
Value with a capital V on Xavier Nwankpa in the 56th overall pick, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at pick 88 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick120 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills in No. 120 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Fernando Carmona Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Fernando Carmona Jr. at Round 5, Pick 27 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
They took Jalon Daniels at par in pick No. 216, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.