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Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named edge rusher, a need the Texans walked right past. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Pegues has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In No. 25 they get a bell-cow for the offense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at pick 58, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at the 79th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
The board had cheaper options than Dylan Fairchild at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They left a pile of value on the table to take JJ Pegues this early at pick No. 166. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A tidy little value on Isaac TeSlaa in the 236th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in Round 7, Pick 25 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.