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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Nwankpa fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Xavier Nwankpa slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at the 239th overall pick. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Ratledge pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the 19th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick 55 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in pick No. 86; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
They paid sticker price for Eli Stowers in the 164th pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at No. 239 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.