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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 158th pick on Gabe Hall a full 35 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Barron falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A tidy little value on T.J. Tampa in pick 53, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick88 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at slot 88 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jahdae Barron in pick No. 127. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick158 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
They reached a country mile for Gabe Hall at No. 158, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at Round 7, Pick 19 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick242 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in No. 242 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.