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    Texans
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Texans spent pick No. 89 on Jackson Slater, a name most had 59 spots down the list. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They banked enough surplus on Mafah to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A reasonable price with a little left over, Marcus Mbow in slot 58. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams slid further than he should have, and the 79th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at pick 89 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They reached a country mile for JJ Pegues at pick No. 166, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
Nothing to complain about; Desmond Watson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
You do not let a running back like Phil Mafah reach Round 7, Pick 25 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.