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Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaylon Hutchings Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaylon Hutchings
DL Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jaylon Hutchings; the Texans did not wait, grabbing him 106 spots ahead at pick 247. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Troy Franklin at Round 2, Pick 10. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Trey Benson
A big swing on Trey Benson at the Round 2 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They read the board right and Cade Stover was the payoff at the 86th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in slot 123 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A reach on Jarrian Jones in the 127th pick; the board had better options right there. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in No. 188 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jaylon Hutchings
Value said wait; Jaylon Hutchings in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.