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Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Texans: C+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tahj Brooks, the 236th pick, roughly 38 picks past where he belonged. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They are betting Jackson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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.

So much rides on Donovan Jackson that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Donovan Jackson
In No. 25 they get a cornerstone up front, a steep price for the projection.
Pick58 Rnd2 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in Round 2, Pick 26 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at the 79th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the 89th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in pick No. 166 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
They barely believed it either: Tahj Brooks still on the board at the Round 7 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They paid a round early for Teddye Buchanan in No. 241, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.