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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Joshua Simon Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joshua Simon
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Joshua Simon in the 241st pick, a good 66 spots before the room expected him. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
By-the-book stuff, Alfred Collins at Round 2, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A tidy little value on Isaiah Bond in pick No. 79, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charles Grant. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at pick 166 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in slot 236 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Joshua Simon
Joshua Simon at pick No. 241 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.