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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
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
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
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Texans would have aced it. Thor Griffith at slot 243 is 67 spots clear of where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

However the rest shakes out, Ransom at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 25 they get a matchup weapon at tight end, and a steal at that.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
The board had Matthew Golden higher than slot 58, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A tidy little value on Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 25, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips slipping to pick No. 127 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the 167th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in the 243rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.