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Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (HOU)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAR)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Players Gained
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Ryan Neuzil
OG
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Sean Tucker
RB
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureA
Grand theft in the 236th pick: the Texans steal Rourke and grade out a B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kurtis Rourke at No. 236 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Ratledge reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They jumped the gun on Donovan Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They paid up for Tate Ratledge at pick No. 58 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 79th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at Round 3, Pick 26 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They paid sticker price for Savion Williams in the 91st overall pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in slot 166 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in pick 176 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick236 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
They will replay Kurtis Rourke at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in Round 7, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.