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Draft Selections
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
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
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-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The Texans put a flag in the ground for Jalen Travis, 48 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Getting Mafah where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the Round 1 slot is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at pick No. 58 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 79 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Savion Williams
No drama and no debate, Savion Williams went about where he belonged in No. 89. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 166th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Phil Mafah at Round 7, Pick 20. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Travis in slot 241 is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.