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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Gordon II: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 166 name on the board, stolen at the 241st pick.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick 25 they get a load in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Somehow Tate Ratledge was still sitting there in pick No. 57, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in Round 3, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They robbed the room for Barrett Carter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at No. 164 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
You do not let a running back like Ollie Gordon II reach the 241st pick and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.