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    Texans
Draft Selections
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
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S 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 did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Thor Griffith, 67 picks early at Round 7, Pick 25. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Ransom pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 25 they get a security blanket over the middle at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Matthew Golden at Round 2, Pick 26 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Fair-plus on Donovan Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They read the board right and Jordan Phillips was the payoff at No. 127. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at pick 167 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A real head-scratcher, Thor Griffith in the 243rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.