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Powerful DRAFTING FOR THETexans
Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Fairchild: B. Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Dylan Fairchild, the No. 94 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 167th overall pick.
The Griffith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the 25th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58
Rnd2
Matthew Golden
They let Matthew Golden come to them and pounced at the 58th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89
Rnd3
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127
Rnd4
Tate Ratledge
Circle this one: Tate Ratledge at pick 127 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick167
Rnd5
Dylan Fairchild
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at No. 167 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243
Rnd7
Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in slot 243 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.






