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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Burke: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Denzel Burke at the 167th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Griffith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Nice patience on Matthew Golden, who had no business lasting to slot 58. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 89 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jackson Slater well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in pick No. 167 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in the 243rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.