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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Texans: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Thor Griffith at pick 243, a reach of 67 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Landing Starks that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in pick 58 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at slot 89 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick127 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Taking Savion Williams in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Nice patience on Jackson Slater, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 28. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at the 243rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.