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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 89th pick: the Texans steal Walker and grade out a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jalon Walker, pick No. 89, roughly 61 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 25th pick they get an every-down engine for the run game, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick No. 57 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to pick 89, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DeMonte Capehart well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Taking Billy Bowman Jr. in No. 164 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick241 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
They will replay Terrance Ferguson at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.