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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (HOU)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Junior Tafuna Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Junior Tafuna
DT Utah
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Junior Tafuna Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Junior Tafuna
DT Utah
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CLE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BAL)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Players Gained
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Nick Harris
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Draft Grade — Texans
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Texans worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Eric Gentry a full 116 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The Noel value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They robbed the room for Malaki Starks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A reach on Tate Ratledge in No. 67; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cam Skattebo. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Circle this one: Jack Bech at the 91st pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at pick No. 167 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
You do not let an offensive lineman like Ajani Cornelius reach the 175th pick and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin in pick 229 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
Steal is underselling it; Cobee Bryant at No. 243 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick244 Rnd7 Junior Tafuna
This one needs a full-page explanation: Junior Tafuna in slot 244, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
A wild overpay on Francisco Mauigoa in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A big swing on Eric Gentry at Round 7, Pick 39, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.