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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Julian Fleming at Round 5, Pick 27 is 21 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Grant at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant is a better player than the 41st pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick56 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. in pick 56 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Donovan Edwards
No drama and no debate, Donovan Edwards went about where he belonged in No. 88. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 120th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick155 Rnd5 Julian Fleming
A wild overpay on Julian Fleming in slot 155, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
No edge and no loss on J.J. Weaver in pick 216; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.