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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 243 lands the Texans a B, Stout and all.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Upton Stout tumbling to the Texans in No. 243 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for Ratledge left real value on the table behind him.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick No. 25 they get a seam-stretching tight end, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in No. 58 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
You do not let an offensive lineman like Marcus Mbow reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They will replay Jordan Phillips at slot 127 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tory Horton
They robbed the room for Tory Horton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Somehow Upton Stout was still sitting there in the 243rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.