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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
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
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
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Texans went off the board in a big way for Xavier Truss, 53 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Williams value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 25th pick they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jayden Higgins in Round 2, Pick 26, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is a better player than pick No. 79 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at pick 89 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
No drama and no debate, DJ Giddens went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A tidy little value on Isaac TeSlaa in No. 236, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at slot 241 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.