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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
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 4, Pick 24: the Texans steal Simmons and grade out a B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Josh Simmons slide 46 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

Every board in the league had Gadsden II lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Harold Perkins Jr.
In pick No. 24 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that.
Pick41 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at the 41st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Rod Moore
A conviction pick on Rod Moore at pick 56 that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jason Marshall Jr. in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick120 Rnd4 Josh Simmons
You do not let an offensive lineman like Josh Simmons reach No. 120 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick155 Rnd5 Julian Fleming
Value said wait; Julian Fleming in Round 5, Pick 27 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at slot 216 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.