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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans. The rest of the league had time to spare on Dont'e Thornton Jr.; the Texans did not wait, grabbing him 47 spots ahead at pick No. 127.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sanders.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Armand Membou
In the 25th overall pick they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early.
Pick58
Rnd2
Alfred Collins
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Alfred Collins. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins is a better player than Round 3, Pick 25 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127
Rnd4
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They talked themselves into Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 127, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167
Rnd5
Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243
Rnd7
LaJohntay Wester
You do not let a wide receiver like LaJohntay Wester reach No. 243 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.