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Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
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-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B-.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Jalen Travis went at pick No. 241, a good 48 picks before the board was ready.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Mafah pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
A quiet steal in pick No. 25: Tyler Warren for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They did well to land Marcus Mbow in No. 58, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge slipping to the 79th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 28 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Phil Mafah at slot 236. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.