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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
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
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Rylie Mills a full 45 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In pick 25 they get a blindside protector, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jayden Higgins at the 58th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at slot 79 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Rylie Mills
They talked themselves into Rylie Mills at pick No. 89, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
By-the-book stuff, DJ Giddens at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Nothing to complain about; Isaac TeSlaa went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan in pick 241 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.