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Draft Selections
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Hancock should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jordan Hancock, the Round 3 slot, roughly 23 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Collins lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Harold Perkins Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson in pick No. 41 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Watts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at slot 88 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick120 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis slipping to pick 120 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
They paid a round early for Alfred Collins in the 155th overall pick, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
A slide stopped in the 216th pick, with Jalon Daniels worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.