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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

Nobody else had Dylan Fairchild anywhere near the 79th overall pick. The Texans did, by 24 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They banked enough surplus on Higgins to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at slot 25 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams at pick 58 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 89 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jack Nelson a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at the 236th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns in the 241st pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.