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    Texans
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Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Sanders fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Raheim Sanders, the No. 156 name on the board, stolen at slot 241.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: running back settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 25th pick they get a seam-stretching tight end at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
The board had Matthew Golden higher than Round 2, Pick 26, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge slipping to pick 89 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
No drama and no debate, Darius Alexander went about where he belonged in pick No. 126. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
A safety of that caliber at slot 165 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.