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Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DT Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Milroe from sliding. Grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jalen Milroe, the 155th pick, roughly 95 picks past where he belonged.

The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In pick 24 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick41 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the 41st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick56 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tate Ratledge. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick88 Rnd3 Nic Anderson
They paid sticker price for Nic Anderson in the 88th pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 24, where Bear Alexander graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jalen Milroe
They barely believed it either: Jalen Milroe still on the board at slot 155. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at pick No. 216, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.