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Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Texans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to running back, which was the need that mattered most. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Nelson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the 23rd pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 58th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
A straight-up fair deal on Marist Liufau at No. 90, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaiah Adams. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington in slot 126 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
A reach on Zion Nelson in pick 239; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at Round 7, Pick 27 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.