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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Dylan Fairchild at No. 58, a reach of 45 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jackson.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 58th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick79 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A quiet steal in the 79th overall pick: Donovan Jackson for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Value with a capital V on Chris Paul Jr. in Round 3, Pick 25, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They talked themselves into KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick No. 166, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
The board had cheaper options than Marcus Yarns at No. 236, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at pick No. 241 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.