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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Bowman Jr.: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Billy Bowman Jr., the No. 114 name on the board, stolen at slot 165. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Griffith reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
A reasonable price with a little left over, Walter Nolen in pick No. 25. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Somehow Tyler Booker was still sitting there in No. 58, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
No drama and no debate, Tez Johnson went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at pick 126 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
A safety of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick241 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at the 241st pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.