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    Texans
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Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Hayden Conner, taking him 99 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Watts at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In No. 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
The board had Xavier Watts higher than slot 58, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Value said wait; Dylan Fairchild in the 79th pick says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
They reached a country mile for Emery Jones Jr. at the 89th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
They talked themselves into Hayden Conner at pick 166, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
A wild overpay on Bru McCoy in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hunter Wohler in pick No. 241, miles early. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.