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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans robbed the room for Bowman Jr.. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Billy Bowman Jr. slides to the Round 5 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Texans did not.

Reaching for Griffith left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 25th overall pick they get a seam-stretching tight end, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at pick No. 58 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They read the board right and Tate Ratledge was the payoff at slot 89. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
No edge and no loss on Darius Alexander in the 126th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick241 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in Round 7, Pick 25 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.