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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Kiser. Final grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jack Kiser got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at the Round 7 slot.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Trapilo proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In slot 25 they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Ozzy Trapilo
They reached a country mile for Ozzy Trapilo at the 58th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in Round 3, Pick 15 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tai Felton
They paid a round early for Tai Felton in No. 89, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nohl Williams
Somehow Nohl Williams was still sitting there in pick No. 166, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They will replay Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 236 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They barely believed it either: Jack Kiser still on the board at the 241st pick. It fills a real need, too.