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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Texans, and a B to prove it.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Texans took Thor Griffith a full 50 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That Mbow pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan at the 25th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They talked themselves into Donovan Jackson at slot 58, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
You do not let an offensive lineman like Marcus Mbow reach the 89th overall pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at Round 4, Pick 26 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jackson Slater in No. 167, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.