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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Devin Culp at the Round 7 slot regardless, 57 picks early.

Baker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Good price on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 42nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
A reach for Ruke Orhorhoro in pick 59; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick86 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Value with a capital V on Patrick Paul in No. 86, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A conviction pick on Mohamed Kamara at slot 123 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Taking Javon Baker in pick No. 127 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They reached into another round for Jaylan Ford, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Devin Culp
Devin Culp at the 247th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.