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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Ferguson should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

Call it larceny. Terrance Ferguson sat on the board until pick 167, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will need Ratledge to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They went early on Tate Ratledge in pick No. 58, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Maxwell Hairston in the 89th overall pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick127 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at No. 127 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
Taking Terrance Ferguson in slot 167 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Somehow Jonas Sanker was still sitting there in pick 243, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.