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Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
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-
Gordon II should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 168 name on the board, sitting there at pick 241 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They are betting Capehart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
The board had cheaper options than Tyler Booker at slot 25, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 57th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick 89 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 126 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
A running back of that caliber at No. 241 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.