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Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
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-
Carter should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Barrett Carter, the No. 85 name on the board, stolen at slot 164. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Jackson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the 25th overall pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Value said wait; Donovan Jackson in pick No. 57 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Somehow Deone Walker was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 25, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They will replay Andrew Mukuba at the 126th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at slot 164 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.