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    Texans
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Walker: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jalon Walker, the No. 20 name on the board, stolen at pick 89.

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

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the 58th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at slot 89. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 127 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
They will replay Jackson Slater at Round 5, Pick 28 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A wild overpay on Thor Griffith in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.