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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Jackson Slater at the 89th pick. The Texans jumped the board by 60 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. That Campbell pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

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

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 25th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They paid sticker price for Deone Walker in Round 3, Pick 15, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
They talked themselves into Jackson Slater at the 89th pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They went early on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 166, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
A quiet steal in No. 236: Phil Mafah for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
No drama and no debate, Kitan Crawford went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 25. A minor need, but a need all the same.