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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
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B to prove it.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Thor Griffith, 66 picks ahead of schedule. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Egbuka value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Circle this one: Emeka Egbuka at pick No. 58 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at Round 3, Pick 25 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Savion Williams
You do not let a wide receiver like Savion Williams reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick167 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 167th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in the 243rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.