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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
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
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Jackson Slater at Round 3, Pick 25, roughly 60 spots before his name belonged.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Mafah to cover a lot of smaller sins. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 25 they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick No. 58 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They paid sticker price for Deone Walker in Round 3, Pick 15, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
A wild overpay on Jackson Slater in slot 89, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid up for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at the 236th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah in Round 7, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.