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Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-. The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jalen Catalon at Round 7, Pick 28 regardless, 55 picks early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.
Sadiq falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
In No. 28 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38
Rnd2
Kenyon Sadiq
You do not let a tight end like Kenyon Sadiq reach pick No. 38 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59
Rnd2
Chase Bisontis
They paid up for Chase Bisontis at pick 59 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69
Rnd3
Jadarian Price
They let Jadarian Price come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 5. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106
Rnd4
J.C. Davis
They talked themselves into J.C. Davis at slot 106, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128
Rnd4
Skyler Gill-Howard
They went early on Skyler Gill-Howard in the 128th overall pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165
Rnd5
VJ Payne
VJ Payne at pick 165 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243
Rnd7
Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the 243rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244
Rnd7
Jalen Catalon
Jalen Catalon in No. 244 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.









