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Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Somebody in slot 241 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Ollie Gordon II, the No. 168 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. If Ratledge pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at pick 57 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 89 with a little surplus value in Darrell Jackson Jr.. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Steal is underselling it; Andrew Mukuba at the 126th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Maxwell Hairston
Somehow Maxwell Hairston was still sitting there in slot 164, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They will replay Ollie Gordon II at the 241st pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.