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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
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-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B-.

The Texans bet big and early on Jackson Slater, 60 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Mafah pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 25th pick they get a disruptive interior force. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in No. 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
They reached into another round for Hollin Pierce, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jackson Slater this early at slot 89. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They went early on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 166, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Value with a capital V on Phil Mafah in the 236th overall pick, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at No. 241 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.