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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Gordon II from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ollie Gordon II, slot 241, roughly 75 picks past where he belonged.

They are betting Jackson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in Round 2, Pick 25 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in pick 89 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in slot 126 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick164 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 164th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.