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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Mondon Jr.: B-.

The board owed the Texans one, and it paid up: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 110 name on the board, sitting there at pick 243 like a gift left on the doorstep. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Ratledge has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 25 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A conviction pick on Tate Ratledge at the 58th pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They liked Savion Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 127th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick167 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at Round 5, Pick 30 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in No. 243, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.