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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Tuten. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Bhayshul Tuten got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at No. 241.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. They will need Turner to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 25th overall pick they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
No edge and no loss on Dylan Fairchild in slot 57; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach the 89th pick and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
They robbed the room for Azareye'h Thomas here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick164 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
They paid a round early for Shemar Turner in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
They will replay Bhayshul Tuten at Round 7, Pick 27 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.