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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Styles. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Texans were there to profit. Sonny Styles, the No. 122 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 165th pick.

Reaching for Jackson left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 25th pick they get a wrecking ball inside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Circle this one: Jalen Royals at Round 3, Pick 25 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
A straight-up fair deal on Oronde Gadsden II at pick 126, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Somehow Sonny Styles was still sitting there in the 165th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They paid sticker price for Shilo Sanders in No. 241, and that is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.