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  • texansthinktank DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B-.

The war room fell hard for Mason Fairchild, and it showed at the 245th pick: 79 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

On value alone, Fisher makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: running back settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Steal is underselling it; Adonai Mitchell at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They reached a country mile for Leonard Taylor III at No. 85, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 124th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Taking Blake Fisher in pick No. 128 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 James Williams
They will replay James Williams at pick 161 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in pick 236 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Mason Fairchild
Mason Fairchild at slot 245 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.