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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 127 on Dont'e Thornton Jr. a full 47 spots early. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 25th overall pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at No. 58 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
They talked themselves into Jordan Phillips at Round 3, Pick 25, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
A big swing on Nazir Stackhouse at the 167th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
They paid sticker price for Marcus Yarns in pick 243, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.