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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Texans took Thor Griffith at pick 165, roughly 121 spots before his name belonged.

Tuten falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Running back is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 25th overall pick they get a security blanket over the middle, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Steal is underselling it; Emeka Egbuka at No. 58 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Value with a capital V on Tate Ratledge in Round 3, Pick 25, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
A tidy little value on Billy Bowman Jr. in pick No. 126, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in slot 165 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Bhayshul Tuten in pick 241, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.