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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Texans: B.

Nobody else had Thor Griffith anywhere near pick No. 243. The Texans did, by 66 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Ransom falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Value with a capital V on Walter Nolen in the 25th overall pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Emeka Egbuka in the 58th pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 25, with Tate Ratledge worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at slot 127 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They will replay Lathan Ransom at pick No. 167 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in No. 243 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.