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    Texans
Draft Selections
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
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Gordon II: B-.

Call it larceny. Ollie Gordon II sat on the board until Round 7, Pick 27, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.

The Capehart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Donovan Jackson. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 DeMonte Capehart
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in slot 89, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 126th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 164 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Taking Ollie Gordon II in Round 7, Pick 27 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.