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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Starks. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Malaki Starks had no business being available in Round 3, Pick 25, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 25th overall pick they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Donovan Jackson in slot 57, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
You do not let a safety like Malaki Starks reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in the 126th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
They took Eli Stowers at par in Round 5, Pick 26, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They paid sticker price for Shilo Sanders in pick No. 241, and that is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.