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Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Texans, and a C+ to match.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 236th overall pick on Collin Oliver a full 54 spots early. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

The Henderson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Donovan Jackson
In pick No. 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at slot 58 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wilson this early at No. 79. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in the 89th overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They reached a country mile for KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick 166, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick236 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver at Round 7, Pick 20 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They paid up for Ty Hamilton at pick No. 241 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.