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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent the 239th overall pick on Richard Jibunor, a name most had 98 spots down the list. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Harrison Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick No. 23 they get a true top target, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in No. 59. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
Fair-plus on Dillon Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at pick 127 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
A big swing on Gabe Hall at Round 5, Pick 28, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
They reached into another round for Richard Jibunor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jaylon Carlies
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylon Carlies in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.