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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 238 on Zion Nelson a full 33 spots early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 28th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in the 49th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Hall Jr. at No. 90, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in slot 117, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in Round 4, Pick 28 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They liked Jaylan Ford enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
The board had cheaper options than Julian Pearl at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zion Nelson well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.