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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
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 sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The Texans looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jalen Travis at No. 241 regardless, 48 picks early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Jackson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. 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 Grey Zabel
In No. 25 they get a long-term starter on the line, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow in slot 58 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Donovan Jackson in pick 79. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
They talked themselves into Jordan Phillips at the 89th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 28 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Value said wait; Jalen Travis in slot 241 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.