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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Fitzgerald should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ryan Fitzgerald fell into No. 243.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Higgins has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
A slide stopped in Round 1, Pick 25, with Walter Nolen worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick 58 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at slot 89 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
A running back of that caliber at No. 127 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
They will replay Ryan Fitzgerald at pick No. 243 for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.