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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Sabb: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Keon Sabb, Round 5, Pick 26, roughly 54 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Every board in the league had Capehart lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In pick No. 25 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
You do not let a wide receiver like Luther Burden III reach slot 57 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
No drama and no debate, Donovan Jackson went about where he belonged in the 89th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Keon Sabb
Keon Sabb at pick 164 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They took Shilo Sanders at par in the 241st pick, which is nothing to complain about. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.