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  • Pj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Texans.

Nobody else had Thor Griffith anywhere near No. 79. The Texans did, by 237 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

The Mbow pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In pick 25 they get a three-down runner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at slot 58 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at Round 3, Pick 15 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Charles Grant
No drama and no debate, Charles Grant went about where he belonged in the 89th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dante Trader Jr. at No. 236 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Marcus Mbow
Steal is underselling it; Marcus Mbow at pick No. 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.