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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Texans.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent the 243rd pick on Thor Griffith, a name most had 67 spots down the list.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bowman Jr.. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 25th pick they get a mismatch in the passing game, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A quiet steal in No. 58: Matthew Golden for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They did well to land Donovan Jackson in the 89th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in pick No. 127 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick167 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
They barely believed it either: Billy Bowman Jr. still on the board at Round 5, Pick 28. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in pick 243 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.