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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans cashed the board's mistake on Winston Jr.: B.

Call it larceny. Kevin Winston Jr. sat on the board until pick 164, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Capehart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 25 they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick 57 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 DeMonte Capehart
This one needs a full-page explanation: DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 89, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at Round 4, Pick 25 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at the 164th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick241 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
You do not let a tight end like Terrance Ferguson reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.