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    Texans
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
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
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Texans and Skattebo: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Cam Skattebo tumbling to the Texans in Round 7, Pick 25 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Gadsden II reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 25 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A tidy bit of business in the 58th overall pick, where Matthew Golden graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Donovan Jackson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
They paid up for Oronde Gadsden II at pick No. 127 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They robbed the room for Malachi Moore here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick243 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 243 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.