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Draft Selections
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 167th overall pick lands the Texans a B-, Bassa and all.

Somebody in the Round 5 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Jeffrey Bassa, the No. 127 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Reaching for Williams left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cameron Williams
In pick 25 they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They paid sticker price for Alfred Collins in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jayden Higgins at slot 89 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro in the 127th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 167 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A straight-up fair deal on Clay Webb at No. 243, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.