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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Daijahn Anthony at the 188th pick will need to, sitting 49 spots clear of his grade. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Isaac at that price is a win they earned. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Morgan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in No. 59 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac in the 86th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in slot 123 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in Round 4, Pick 27 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Daijahn Anthony
A big swing on Daijahn Anthony at the 188th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
A wild overpay on Jowon Briggs in pick No. 247, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.