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    Texans
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Jackson Slater a full 59 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Walker falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a mismatch in the passing game, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 26 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dylan Fairchild in pick 79, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jackson Slater this early at pick No. 89. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 166th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
They talked themselves into Jalen Travis at the 236th overall pick, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Taking Phil Mafah in the 241st pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.