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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

Nobody had Clay Webb this high, and it is not close. The Texans reached 105 spots to get him at pick No. 89. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Vinson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 25th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jayden Higgins in the 58th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Clay Webb well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
By-the-book stuff, DJ Giddens at No. 166 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 20, where Carson Vinson graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Isaac TeSlaa at pick 241. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.