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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There is reaching, and then there is Howard Cross III at the Round 4 slot. The Texans jumped the board by 87 and dared it to prove them wrong.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They banked enough surplus on Tuten to cover a lot of smaller sins. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 25 they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 58, where Kaleb Johnson graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at No. 89 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick127 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten is a better player than Round 5, Pick 28 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick243 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
They paid sticker price for Hunter Wohler in the 243rd pick, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.