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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Desmond Watson at pick 166, a reach of 64 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 58 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cameron Williams at the Round 3 slot is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in Round 3, Pick 25 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Desmond Watson
Desmond Watson at the 166th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah is a better player than the 236th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Travis in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.