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RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Ransaw fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Caleb Ransaw slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 20. Highway robbery. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Wilson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him.
Pick58 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
They paid a round early for Quinshon Judkins in No. 58, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalen Royals in pick No. 79. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A conviction pick on Jared Wilson at the 89th pick that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
No edge and no loss on Ben Sauls in pick 166; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick236 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at the 236th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley at Round 7, Pick 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.