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  • texansthinktank DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 241st pick: the Texans steal Sanders and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Raheim Sanders got past him. The Texans do not have to explain a thing at slot 241. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In No. 25 they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in Round 2, Pick 26 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A quiet steal in the 89th pick: Tate Ratledge for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at the 126th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick 165 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in slot 241, and they pounced on premier running back value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.