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Texans 7th Round Draft

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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Texans.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Texans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most.

The Tuten pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In slot 25 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in Round 2, Pick 26; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
A tidy little value on Isaiah Bond in the 79th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at pick No. 89 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bhayshul Tuten in No. 166. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in the 236th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
Nice patience on Dante Trader Jr., who had no business lasting to pick 241. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.