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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Xavier Truss at pick 241 is 58 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The Hampton pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the Round 1 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
The board fumbled Omarion Hampton all the way to the 58th pick, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
You do not let a wide receiver like Jayden Higgins reach Round 3, Pick 15 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in the 89th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Logan Brown
A tidy bit of business in slot 166, where Logan Brown graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in No. 236, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
They reached a country mile for Xavier Truss at pick No. 241, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.