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Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Texans. For now, C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Collin Oliver at the 236th overall pick is 54 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Higgins. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

So much rides on Donovan Jackson that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Donovan Jackson
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a blindside protector, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick58 Rnd2 Omarr Norman-Lott
They went early on Omarr Norman-Lott in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 79th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They paid up for Dylan Fairchild at pick No. 89 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
No drama and no debate, DJ Giddens went about where he belonged in slot 166. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
They talked themselves into Collin Oliver at No. 236, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Good price on Isaac TeSlaa in pick 241, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.