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  • jkondritz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Isaac Rex Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac Rex
TE BYU
Frank Crum Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Frank Crum
OT Wyoming
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

Nobody else had Isaac Rex anywhere near the 238th pick. The Texans did, by 84 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The Legette value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick 42 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at pick No. 59 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at No. 86 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Nice patience on Braelon Allen, who had no business lasting to slot 123. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malik Mustapha. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
A tidy little value on Dwight McGlothern in Round 6, Pick 13, a step better than break-even. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaac Rex
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaac Rex well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Frank Crum
Frank Crum in the 247th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.