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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Texans steal Gordon II and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ollie Gordon II had no business being available in the 241st overall pick, and the Texans did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the 25th overall pick they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They robbed the room for Tyler Booker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Deone Walker in pick 89, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick164 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in No. 164 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at Round 7, Pick 27 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.