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    Texans
Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Adonai Mitchell fell into pick No. 86. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will need Jefferson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Somehow Nate Wiggins was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 10, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick59 Rnd2 JC Latham
Steal is underselling it; JC Latham at the 59th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac Guerendo. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in pick 127 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 188 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
They went early on Tyler Owens in the 247th pick, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.