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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
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
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B- to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Texans reached some 70 spots for Jackson Slater, and value like that does not grow back. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Landing Mafah that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They did well to land Marcus Mbow in the 58th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jackson Slater in the Round 3 slot, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A clean, defensible pick in No. 89 with a little surplus value in Deone Walker. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Dont'e Thornton Jr. a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Phil Mafah at the 236th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Travis in the 241st pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.