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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Mase Funa Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Mase Funa
OLB-EDGE Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Mase Funa, 153 picks early at No. 245.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Paul at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In slot 23 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Patrick Paul in No. 59. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
No drama and no debate, Michael Hall Jr. went about where he belonged in the 85th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick 124 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid sticker price for Javon Foster in Round 4, Pick 28, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
They talked themselves into Brennan Jackson at the 161st pick, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Thomas. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Mase Funa
Mase Funa at the 245th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A pick in search of a role on this roster.