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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Turner Corcoran Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Turner Corcoran
OT Nebraska
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Edwards should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Donovan Edwards, the No. 84 name on the board, stolen at pick 120. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Every board in the league had Corcoran lower, and that gap is the story. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 41 with a little surplus value in Landon Jackson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick56 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Value with a capital V on Barrett Carter in pick No. 56, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
They did well to land Sonny Styles in slot 88, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick120 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Edwards at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 155th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd7 Turner Corcoran
Turner Corcoran in the 216th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.