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Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
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
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 165 name on the board, in Round 7, Pick 27. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In slot 25 they get a building block for the line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A real head-scratcher, Donovan Jackson in No. 57 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A tidy little value on Darrell Jackson Jr. in Round 3, Pick 25, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 126 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at the 241st overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.