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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Higgins. Final grade: B-.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jayden Higgins fell into slot 89. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The Gadsden II reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They went 4 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.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in slot 25 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They went early on Tate Ratledge in the 58th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Taking Jayden Higgins in Round 3, Pick 25 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at No. 127 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
A straight-up fair deal on Hunter Wohler at pick 243, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.