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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Bam Martin-Scott Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bam Martin-Scott
LB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Texans a B-.

The Texans spent real capital to be 91 picks early on Bam Martin-Scott, and the board is going to hold them to it. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Bond falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 25th pick they get a disruptive interior force. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They liked Tate Ratledge enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 58. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick79 Rnd3 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at pick No. 79 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Isaiah Bond for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid a round early for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 166, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns at Round 7, Pick 20 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bam Martin-Scott
Bam Martin-Scott in No. 241 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.