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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
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-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Thor Griffith at pick No. 243 is 67 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That Bowman Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 25 they get a security blanket over the middle, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They talked themselves into Donovan Jackson at the 58th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Tate Ratledge for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at No. 127 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. in the 167th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in pick 243 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.