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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Wiley. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jared Wiley, pick 238, roughly 32 picks past where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Eboigbe reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A quiet steal in slot 42: Brian Thomas Jr. for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at No. 59 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Max Melton
They read the board right and Max Melton was the payoff at pick 86. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick123 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
A big swing on Justin Eboigbe at pick No. 123, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Blake Fisher worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
A safety of that caliber at the 188th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at the 238th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Circle this one: Frank Gore Jr. at Round 7, Pick 27 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick252 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A reach for Joshua Cephus in pick No. 252; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.