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Draft Selections
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Craig Woodson
S California
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The Texans bet big and early on Jayden Higgins, 33 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in No. 25 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They did well to land Alfred Collins in the 58th pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A straight-up fair deal on Ozzy Trapilo at slot 79, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A reach for Jared Wilson in the 89th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
No edge and no loss on DJ Giddens in Round 5, Pick 28; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Taking Craig Woodson in pick No. 236 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They let Carson Vinson come to them and pounced at No. 241. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.