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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Texans bet big and early on Phillip Webb, 108 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 25th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jayden Higgins in pick 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick79 Rnd3 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier in Round 3, Pick 15 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in pick No. 166 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A clean, defensible pick in No. 236 with a little surplus value in Isaac TeSlaa. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
A real head-scratcher, Phillip Webb in No. 241 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.