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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Jones should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Sheridan Jones at pick No. 238 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They will need Harrell to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
They let Troy Franklin come to them and pounced at slot 42. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 27 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick86 Rnd3 Blake Corum
No edge and no loss on Blake Corum in pick No. 86; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
They took Tyler Davis at par in the 123rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in No. 127 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at pick 188 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Circle this one: Sheridan Jones at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
A slide stopped in the 247th pick, with Tylan Grable worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
They paid sticker price for Tyler Owens in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.