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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Winston Jr.: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kevin Winston Jr. had no business being available in No. 126, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Dellinger lower, and that gap is the story.

Job largely done: running back settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 25 they get a workhorse for the backfield at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Taking Tate Ratledge in No. 57 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 89 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in pick 164 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at the 241st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.