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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT 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 Gabriel: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Dillon Gabriel had no business being available in the Round 4 slot, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Every board in the league had Gadsden II lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 24th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in No. 41 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick56 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
No edge and no loss on Josh Conerly Jr. in Round 2, Pick 24; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick88 Rnd3 Rod Moore
They will replay Rod Moore at slot 88 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick120 Rnd4 Dillon Gabriel
They robbed the room for Dillon Gabriel here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick155 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at pick 155 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 216th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.