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Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Everything else got attention, and edge rusher got none. That is a strange way for the Texans to leave a draft. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Thornton Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Johnson. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Nice patience on Kaleb Johnson, who had no business lasting to No. 58. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in pick No. 79 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the 89th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 5, Pick 28 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jabbar Muhammad. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa slid further than he should have, and pick 241 is lovely value for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.