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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans won the night they stopped Gordon II from sliding. Grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ollie Gordon II at Round 7, Pick 27 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. No fireworks, but a solid B.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick No. 25 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
By-the-book stuff, Marcus Mbow at the 57th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Circle this one: Tyleik Williams at No. 89 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at the 164th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They will replay Ollie Gordon II at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.