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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B.

The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Hayden Conner at pick 241 regardless, 24 picks early.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jackson.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick 25 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They let Aireontae Ersery come to them and pounced at pick No. 58. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They read the board right and Donovan Jackson was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 15. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in No. 89 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kyle Williams. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jermari Harris at slot 236. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick241 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They talked themselves into Hayden Conner at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.