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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
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (HOU)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Tim Smith selection is the head-turner. The Texans reached 29 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Carson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 28 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in pick No. 49; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at the 90th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick117 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They let Tommy Eichenberg come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A premium they did not need to pay, Cade Stover a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They liked Malachi Moore enough to skip the value, taking him in the 154th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick234 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
Reuben Fatheree II in Round 7, Pick 14 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Tim Smith at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.