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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ARI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Players traded away
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Dalton Schultz
TE
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Dameon Pierce
RB
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Kenyon Green
OG
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Texans let Mondon Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

The Texans clearly saw something nobody else did in Donovan Jackson, taking him 33 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The Mondon Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 19 they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Taking Kenneth Grant in Round 2, Pick 13 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Donovan Jackson this early at pick 53. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in slot 84 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at Round 4, Pick 19 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 164 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Somehow Cam Skattebo was still sitting there in No. 235, and they pounced on premier running back value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.