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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Gore Jr. from sliding. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Texans watched Frank Gore Jr. slide 27 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Eichenberg reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat slid further than he should have, and No. 59 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaden Hicks at the 86th overall pick is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick124 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in pick 124 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 128 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick236 Rnd7 KT Leveston
No drama and no debate, KT Leveston went about where he belonged in slot 236. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Value with a capital V on Sheridan Jones in Round 7, Pick 25, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick250 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Taking Frank Gore Jr. in the 250th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.