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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Mondon Jr.: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Smael Mondon Jr. had no business being available in slot 241, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mason Graham
Mason Graham in pick No. 25 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They will replay Tyler Booker at the 58th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at No. 89 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
The board fumbled Maxwell Hairston all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 164 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick241 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 7, Pick 25 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.