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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Marshall Jr.: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jason Marshall Jr., No. 120, roughly 33 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 24th overall pick they get a two-high chess piece, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick56 Rnd2 Drew Allar
Fair-plus on Drew Allar, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
Josh Simmons in pick No. 88 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
You do not let a cornerback like Jason Marshall Jr. reach the 120th pick and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
A straight-up fair deal on Alfred Collins at slot 155, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
By-the-book stuff, Oronde Gadsden II at No. 216 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.