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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The tape said wait; the Texans did not. Thor Griffith went at pick No. 165, a good 112 picks before the board was ready. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

However the rest shakes out, Mukuba at that price is a win they earned. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 25 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at pick 58 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They will replay Tate Ratledge at pick No. 89 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Somehow Andrew Mukuba was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 25, and they pounced on premier safety value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at the 165th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
You do not let a linebacker like Jack Kiser reach the 241st overall pick and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.