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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Texans let Moore fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Malachi Moore slide, and the Texans were the ones holding the card at pick No. 166. Highway robbery.

The Thornton Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Running back was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in pick 58, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in No. 83 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Nice patience on Mason Taylor, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A big swing on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 123rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 166th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at slot 223 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
No edge and no loss on Marcus Yarns in pick No. 241; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
They barely believed it either: R.J. Mickens still on the board at pick No. 245. Stacking talent where they were already deep.