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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
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-
Larceny in the 241st overall pick lands the Texans a B, Gordon II and all.

Call it larceny. Ollie Gordon II sat on the board until the 241st pick, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They will need Durant to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the 25th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Circle this one: Emeka Egbuka at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 89th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Zane Durant
A real head-scratcher, Zane Durant in No. 126 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at pick 241 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.