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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Mondon Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Smael Mondon Jr. sat on the board until No. 164, and the Texans did not need to be asked twice.

If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
The board fumbled Ashton Jeanty all the way to pick No. 25, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in No. 57 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at the 89th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 126 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
They will replay Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 5, Pick 26 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
They barely believed it either: Terrance Ferguson still on the board at the 241st pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.