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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Texans for Barton: B.

Somebody in pick 241 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Texans sat still while Lander Barton, the No. 129 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In the 28th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A clean, defensible pick in No. 61 with a little surplus value in Tyleik Williams. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor slipping to Round 4, Pick 8 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in pick 126 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 127th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at slot 164 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 169 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in the 241st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.