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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
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-
The Texans let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Texans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ollie Gordon II fell into pick No. 241.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Stowers left real value on the table behind him. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 25 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in Round 2, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at slot 89 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They will replay Barrett Carter at the 126th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 164th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ollie Gordon II in No. 241, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.