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Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
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-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Gordon II. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ollie Gordon II slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the Round 7 slot. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the 25th overall pick they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They paid sticker price for Marcus Mbow in Round 2, Pick 25, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Darrell Jackson Jr. in the 89th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick164 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
They will replay Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 164 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ollie Gordon II in pick 241, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.