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  • rmg0321 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Lachey from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Luke Lachey fell into No. 241.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
They took Colston Loveland at par in Round 1, Pick 25, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Value said wait; Donovan Jackson in slot 58 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge is a better player than pick 79 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Circle this one: Dylan Sampson at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 166 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick236 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
A slide stopped in pick No. 236, with Trevor Etienne worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
The board fumbled Luke Lachey all the way to the 241st pick, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.