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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 243rd overall pick lands the Texans a B, Mafah and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Phil Mafah had no business being available in the 243rd pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A reasonable price with a little left over, Marcus Mbow in pick No. 58. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
They took Jaylin Noel at par in pick 89, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Taking Lathan Ransom in No. 127 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick167 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in the 167th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Circle this one: Phil Mafah at slot 243 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.