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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
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Martinez: B.

The Texans spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Damien Martinez, the No. 148 name on the board, in No. 167. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They are betting Ratledge proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Job largely done: running back settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at slot 25 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the 58th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the 89th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick127 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
They went early on Vernon Broughton in pick 127, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick167 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Damien Martinez in pick No. 167, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick243 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at Round 7, Pick 25 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.