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Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Eyabi Okie-Anoma a full 103 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

That Fisher pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In pick 23 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at slot 58 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at the 90th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in the 123rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
You do not let a cornerback like Khyree Jackson reach Round 4, Pick 26 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jared Wiley. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at Round 7, Pick 19 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
A real head-scratcher, Eyabi Okie-Anoma in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.