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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
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
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jeremy Flax Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jeremy Flax
OT Kentucky
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Jaylon Carlies at the Round 7 slot will need to, sitting 36 spots clear of his grade.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 23 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 59 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Nothing to complain about; Cooper Beebe went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick123 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They did well to land Kris Abrams-Draine in pick 123, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A premium they did not need to pay, Ben Sinnott a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 164th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jeremy Flax
Good price on Jeremy Flax in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jaylon Carlies
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylon Carlies in the 248th pick, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.