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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Gabe Jacas at pick No. 164. The Texans jumped the board by 120 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The Majors value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In No. 25 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
By-the-book stuff, Dylan Fairchild at pick No. 57 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 25, with Gunnar Helm worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 126th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Gabe Jacas
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Jacas in pick 164, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Brennan Presley
Brennan Presley at slot 241 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.