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    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Thor Griffith at the 243rd overall pick, roughly 66 spots before his name belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Arroyo. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
They read the board right and Matthew Golden was the payoff at slot 58. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge slid further than he should have, and pick 89 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
Taking Elijah Arroyo in pick No. 127 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.