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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 165 lands the Texans a B, Styles and all.

Call it larceny. Sonny Styles sat on the board until the Round 5 slot, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Reaching for Griffith left real value on the table behind him. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In slot 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They did well to land Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 25, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
No edge and no loss on Oronde Gadsden II in pick No. 126; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the 165th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick241 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick 241 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.