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Draft Selections
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Jayden Higgins, taking him 32 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jayden Higgins
In No. 25 they get a matchup problem out wide, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in pick 58 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in Round 3, Pick 15 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at slot 89 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
A straight-up fair deal on DJ Giddens at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
No drama and no debate, Isaac TeSlaa went about where he belonged in the 236th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at the 241st overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.