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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
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
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Miles Frazier at slot 79 will need to, sitting 38 spots clear of his grade. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Landing Vinson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 58th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at Round 3, Pick 15 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tai Felton
The board had cheaper options than Tai Felton at slot 89, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at the 166th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A quiet steal in pick 236: Carson Vinson for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick241 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester at pick 241 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.