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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah Bond
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-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Texans: B.

The Texans bet big and early on Thor Griffith, 67 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They banked enough surplus on Ransom to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 25th pick they get a red-zone target to build around, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at pick No. 58 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 89 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jordan Phillips in No. 127. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in Round 5, Pick 28 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.