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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Mondon Jr.: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Smael Mondon Jr., slot 241, roughly 143 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Value with a capital V on Walter Nolen in slot 25, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Taking Tate Ratledge in Round 2, Pick 26 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
They barely believed it either: Tyler Booker still on the board at the Round 3 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in pick 126 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Somehow Oronde Gadsden II was still sitting there in No. 164, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 241st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.