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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Lambert-Smith should have been long gone. The Texans pounced, and earned a B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and KeAndre Lambert-Smith fell into No. 243.

Every board in the league had Broughton lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Nothing to complain about; Kenneth Grant went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at slot 58 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Nice patience on Tate Ratledge, who had no business lasting to No. 89. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at the 127th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They will replay Raheim Sanders at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick243 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
You do not let a wide receiver like KeAndre Lambert-Smith reach pick No. 243 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.