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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Storm Duck
CB Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Xavier Thomas at No. 158, roughly 53 spots before his name belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Corley pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 27th overall pick they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Legette at pick No. 53 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at No. 88 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Circle this one: Malachi Corley at pick 121 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Good price on Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 27, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick158 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at slot 158 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Fair-plus on Blake Watson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Storm Duck
Storm Duck at slot 242 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.