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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

There is a lot to like until you notice running back is still a hole. The Texans never got to the one that mattered most.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Grable. Ford has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They read the board right and Adonai Mitchell was the payoff at the 42nd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick59 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A straight-up fair deal on Braden Fiske at pick 59, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in pick No. 86 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick123 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elijah Jones in slot 123. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
No edge and no loss on Mohamed Kamara in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
The board had cheaper options than Jaylan Ford at the 188th overall pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Value with a capital V on Tylan Grable in No. 247, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.