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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Players traded away
Head Shot
A.J. Cann
OG
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Davis Mills
QB
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Eric Murray
S
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John Metchie III
WR
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Kendrick Green
C
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Steven Nelson
CB
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Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Texans let Jackson fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

The Texans lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

If Hunt pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Texans indulged a want in Jackson while a need in quarterback stayed open. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Landing Jackson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga in the 42nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Jackson Powers-Johnson worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick44 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Value with a capital V on Adonai Mitchell in slot 44, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Edgerrin Cooper at No. 59. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Nothing to complain about; Jaylen Wright went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in Round 3, Pick 13 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Abrams-Draine at No. 79, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at pick No. 86 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Value said wait; Jalyx Hunt in slot 123 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Khyree Jackson while clear needs at quarterback sat open.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jha'Quan Jackson at the 188th pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They read the board right and Edefuan Ulofoshio was the payoff at the 247th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.