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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ollie Gordon II got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at the Round 7 slot.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 25 they get a go-to option on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 57 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Tyleik Williams reach No. 89 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A quiet steal in the 126th pick: Luke Kandra for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 5, Pick 26 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.