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    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Fannin Jr.: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Harold Fannin Jr. fell into No. 127. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Griffith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A slide stopped in the 58th overall pick, with Matthew Golden worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Donovan Jackson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Harold Fannin Jr.
They will replay Harold Fannin Jr. at slot 127 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in No. 167 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at Round 7, Pick 25 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.