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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Sampson from sliding. Grade: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Dylan Sampson fell into the 89th pick.

The Conner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the 25th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A conviction pick on Tate Ratledge at the 58th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They took Ozzy Trapilo at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A running back of that caliber at No. 89 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 28 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Brandon Adams
They reached into another round for Brandon Adams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick241 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They reached a country mile for Hayden Conner at slot 241, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.