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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Nobody else had Jordan Jefferson anywhere near Round 4, Pick 27. The Texans did, by 57 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Benson. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
You do not let an offensive lineman like Olumuyiwa Fashanu reach slot 42 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick59 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They read the board right and Mike Sainristil was the payoff at pick 86. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick123 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Steal is underselling it; Trey Benson at the 123rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Value said wait; Jordan Jefferson in Round 4, Pick 27 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
A big swing on Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 188, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight in the Round 7 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.