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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
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
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Carter. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Barrett Carter, the No. 83 name on the board, stolen at the Round 5 slot. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Reaching for Griffith left real value on the table behind him. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick No. 25 they get a mismatch in the passing game, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at slot 58 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
The board had Tate Ratledge higher than Round 3, Pick 25, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. 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 the 126th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at No. 241 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.